• DocumentCode
    870230
  • Title

    Spark-Gap Crowbar for High-Voltage Power Supply

  • Author

    Mitra, A.K. ; Tallerico, P.J.

  • Author_Institution
    AT-5, MS H827 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1983
  • Firstpage
    2862
  • Lastpage
    2864
  • Abstract
    A new crowbar circuit employing a pressurized spark gap has been designed to replace the existing ignitron crowbar that protects a 500-kW klystron tube when it arcs. The spark gap offers definite performance advantages when compared to the conventional ignitron circuits. The small overall size makes the spark gap more convenient and the very few components make it more reliable than the ignitron crowbar.
  • Keywords
    Circuit breakers; Circuit testing; Fires; Fuel storage; Klystrons; Optical transmitters; Power supplies; Protection; Spark gaps; Vacuum arcs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1983.4332980
  • Filename
    4332980
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=870230