DocumentCode
1388786
Title
The ignitron as a switch in high-voltage heavy-current pulsing circuits
Author
Knight, H.de B. ; Herbert, L. ; Maddison, R.C.
Volume
106
Issue
2
fYear
1959
fDate
4/1/1959 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
131
Lastpage
137
Abstract
The paper reviews the requirements for switches in capacitor discharge circuits and describes the methods and apparatus used and the observations made in an experimental study of the operation of the ignitron for this duty. Photographic records show the movement of the cathode spot on the mercury cathode. At heavy currents a substantial proportion of the current is carried by cathode spots on the walls and baffles, the arc tending to follow the shortest path.
Keywords
mercury arc rectifiers; pulse circuits; switching circuits;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEE - Part A: Power Engineering
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0369-8882
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/pi-a.1959.0019
Filename
5242469
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