Theoretical and experimental investigation of high-current solid-state opening switch based on solid solution (V/sub 1-x/Cr/sub x/)/sub 2/O/sub 3/

Author

Kudasov, Y.B. ; Makarov, I.V. ; Zenkov, D.I. ; Monakhov, M.P. ; Orlikova, E.G. ; Pavlov, V.N. ; Popov, V.N. ; Rachkovsky, A.I. ; Sadovoj, S.A. ; Filippov, A.V. ; Ptitsin, B.G. ; Letyagin, V.A.

Author_Institution

Russian Fed. Nucl. Center, Russia

fYear

2001

fDate

17-22 June 2001

Firstpage

361

Abstract

Summary form only given. A state of activities on development of a new high-current opening switch with solid solution (V/sub 1-x/Cr/sub x/)/sub 2/O/sub 3/ as an active element is reviewed. A non-linear diffusion of magnetic field into a substance, which undergoes a metal-insulator phase transition, as well as a development of thermomagnetic instability at the phase boundary are studied analytically and numerically. A design of high-current opening switch based on this solid solution is presented. Fabrication and fastening of breaking element, made of (V/sub 1-x/Cr/sub x/)/sub 2/O/sub 3/, are discussed. The first experimental results on a full-scale model of high-current solid-state opening switch are presented.

Keywords

chromium compounds; metal-insulator transition; pulsed power switches; solid solutions; thermomagnetic effects; vanadium compounds; (V/sub 1-x/Cr/sub x/)/sub 2/O/sub 3/ solid solution; VCrO/sub 3/; active element; breaking element; full-scale model; high-current solid-state opening switch; magnetic field; metal-insulator phase transition; nonlinear diffusion; phase boundary; thermomagnetic instability; Density measurement; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma x-ray sources; Radiography; Solids; Spectroscopy; Switches; Wires; X-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Plasma Science, 2001. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7141-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPPS.2001.961063

Filename

961063