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As a key supplier to demanding military and space programs for the USA and other countries, SBE understands the need for “design for non failure” yet at a budget sensitive acquisition cost both in the design phase and during implementation roll-out.

Power Ring Film Capacitors’ benefits in military applications:

  • Enhanced shock and vibe durability
  • Low Z height reduces enclosure height for under armor and other space constrained applications
  • Zero capacitor maintenance in DC link inverter applications
  • The lightest weight Film Capacitor solution on the market
  • Patented extreme pulse power dielectric film technology for unbeatable pulse shot life with “aggressive design with confidence” features
  • The ability to collaboratively design utilizing simulation and interactive tools and efficient engineering prototyping which is immediately scalable to program roll-out needs

When you require extreme pulse power capacitors for perimeter defense, IED detonation, or directed energy weapons, or light weight and reliable DC link capacitors for electric propulsion and under-armor APU’s, SBE capacitors enable highly energy dense designs while dramatically reducing costly system failures.

SBE is production quantity proven having produced over 1 Billion reliable film capacitors in its USA plant and still going strong with today’s advanced technology. SBE was the capacitor of choice for the Apollo Space Program, the most advanced man-pack laser range finders, the submersible UUVs [Unmanned Underwater Vehicles] of the US Navy, the sonar buoy pulsers of various applications, and the area denial, non-lethal defense systems fielded by Taser.

We are currently in design with a number of tomorrow’s defense and security systems and have the engineering capacity and expertise to handle your most demanding requirements.

Current Power Ring’s Military Applications
  • Non Lethal Defense – Taser
  • Area Denial – Taser
  • Torpedo countermeasure systems
  • Sonar jamming systems
  • IED detonation systems
  • Laser missile defense systems
  • Laser guided energy systems
  • Marx generators and switches
  • Electron and ion beam systems
  • Single swimmer littoral interdiction systems
  • Ion space drives
  • Airborne aircraft de-icing systems

See product data sheets on the Specifications page.

Contact our application engineering team to discuss your requirements.