DocumentCode
1591924
Title
Nanosecond Sparkgap Switches
Author
Tracy, P.T. ; Burch, J.H. ; Altgilbers, L.L. ; Zhang, T.X. ; Wu, S.T.
Author_Institution
Teledyne Solutions, Inc., Huntsville, AL
fYear
2006
Firstpage
365
Lastpage
370
Abstract
This paper presents a mathematical model for the basic physics involved in fast sparkgap switches. The model considers the time dependent breakdown process for the gas under consideration. Parameters include the applied electric field, the gas pressure and electron elastic and inelastic collision frequencies. The model is applied to published test results for air and hydrogen sparkgap switches. The purpose of this study is to facilitate the design of sparkgap switches for use with magnetocumulative generator (MCG) driven circuits.
Keywords
driver circuits; electric fields; electric generators; mathematical analysis; pulsed power switches; spark gaps; electric field; electron elastic; gas pressure; hydrogen sparkgap switches; inelastic collision frequencies; magnetocumulative generator driven circuits; mathematical model; nanosecond sparkgap switches; Circuit testing; Electric breakdown; Electrons; Frequency; Hydrogen; Magnetic switching; Mathematical model; Physics; Switches; Switching circuits;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Megagauss magnetic field generation and related topics, 2006 ieee international conference on
Conference_Location
Herlany
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2061-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2062-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MEGAGUSS.2006.4530703
Filename
4530703
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