Experimental study of the multichanneling self-break section of the rimfire switch

Author

Kemp, Mark A. ; Curry, Randy D. ; Kovaleski, Scott D.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

Volume

34

Issue

1

fYear

2006

Firstpage

95

Lastpage

103

Abstract

Many accelerators at Sandia National Laboratories utilize the Rimfire gas switch for high-voltage, high-power switching. In addition, there are many multichannel closing switches used in pulsed power applications. This paper presents a study of the multichanneling section of the Rimfire switch. The electrical effects of multichanneling and a method to force multichanneling are presented. In addition, an objective curve fitting method is utilized to deduce switch inductance from the measured data.

Keywords

curve fitting; inductance; pulsed power switches; Rimfire gas switch; Sandia National Laboratories; curve fitting; high-power switching; multichanneling self-break section; pulsed power applications; switch inductance; Curve fitting; Dielectric liquids; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Inductance measurement; Laboratories; Pulse power systems; Spark gaps; Switches; Voltage; Closing switches; curve fitting; gas switching; multichannel switches; multigap switches; rimfire; spark gaps;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2005.863562

Filename

1593852