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Instrumentation for anodization and in-situ testing of titanium alloys for capacitor anodes

Ehret, Steven J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1311612394

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2012, Master of Sciences (Engineering), Case Western Reserve University, EECS - Electrical Engineering.
The development of smaller, more efficient energy storage devices is needed in industries ranging from consumer electronics to the automobile industry. One such device is the capacitor, which stores electrical energy in the form of an electric field. This electric field is established by the separation of charge between two conductors with an insulating dielectric between them. In electrolytic capacitors, this dielectric is an anodic oxide that is grown directly on the anode of the capacitor in an electrochemical process known as anodization. Research to develop electrolytic capacitors with increased power and energy densities using new materials and processes to create the capacitor anodes require the ability to record voltage and current data during the anodization process. This thesis presents the design of custom instrumentation that provides researchers with a platform to control the anodization parameters via a computer interface and record the current and voltage data necessary to aid in the development of advanced materials for capacitor anodes to a computer hard drive for later viewing and analysis. Initial results and performance analysis are also included.
Francis Merat, PhD (Committee Chair)
Christian Zorman, PhD (Committee Member)
Gerhard Welsch, PhD (Committee Member)
87 p.
Electrical Engineering
Titanium anodization; instrumentation for anodization

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  • Ehret, S. J. (2012). Instrumentation for anodization and in-situ testing of titanium alloys for capacitor anodes [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1311612394

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ehret, Steven. Instrumentation for anodization and in-situ testing of titanium alloys for capacitor anodes. 2012. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1311612394.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ehret, Steven. "Instrumentation for anodization and in-situ testing of titanium alloys for capacitor anodes." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1311612394

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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