DocumentCode
310846
Title
Flashover of vacuum interfaces with many stages and large transit times
Author
Smith, I.
Author_Institution
Pulse Sci. Inc., San Leandro, CA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1995
fDate
3-6 July 1995
Firstpage
558
Abstract
Methods are developed to calculate the effective breakdown levels and reliabilities of vacuum interfaces with many stages and (where applicable) large transit times. The method assumes that a breakdown equation like that of J.C. Martin describes the flashover of individual stages. The NIKE and Saturn tubes are used to illustrate the results. Uncertainties in the single insulator breakdown equation are discussed, as are the implications of experience with Saturn and the AIRIX injector.
Keywords
flashover; vacuum breakdown; vacuum insulation; AIRIX injector; NIKE tube; Saturn injector; Saturn tube; breakdown equation; effective breakdown levels; flashover; reliability; vacuum insulators; vacuum interfaces; Electric breakdown; Equations; Flashover; Insulation; Laboratories; Probability distribution; Saturn; Stress; Uncertainty; Vacuum breakdown;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Pulsed Power Conference, 1995. Digest of Technical Papers., Tenth IEEE International
Conference_Location
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2791-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PPC.1995.596697
Filename
596697
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