Title :
High-current ceramic-metal sealed-off pseudospark switches (designs and applications)
Author :
Boehkov, V.D. ; Korolev, Yu.D. ; Shemyakin, I.A.
Author_Institution :
High Current Electron. Inst., Tomsk, Russia
Abstract :
The paper presents the results of development of high-voltage switching device that depends on a low pressure discharge with a cold cathode. The emergence of this switch was associated with the necessity to increase the commutation current in classical hydrogen thyratron with a hot cathode, and the design of the new switch can be considered in some respects as an advancement of thyratron design. On the other hand, the switch described is a further development of the devices that are based on low-pressure hollow-cathode discharge
Keywords :
cathodes; ceramics; design engineering; electric breakdown; flashover; glow discharges; plasma devices; plasma switches; seals (stoppers); spark gaps; sparks; cold cathode; commutation current; high-voltage switching device; hollow-cathode discharge; low pressure discharge; sealed-off pseudospark switches; thyratron design; Anodes; Cathodes; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Electrons; Fault location; Hydrogen; Ionization; Switches; Thyratrons;
Conference_Titel :
Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, 1996. Proceedings. ISDEIV., XVIIth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Berkeley, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2906-6
DOI :
10.1109/DEIV.1996.545510
