Title :
Breakdown in the inhomogeneous electric field of a microwave transmit-receive switch
Author :
Semenov, V. ; Anderson, D. ; Lisak, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Electromagn. Field Theory, Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
fDate :
5/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A detailed analytical investigation is made of the threshold for breakdown in microwave transmit-receive switches. The geometry of the keep alive contacts of the switch is modeled as a double cone configuration, and the subsequent diffusion equation for the electron density in the presence of strongly inhomogeneous ionization is solved analytically. Predictions for the breakdown power are found to be in agreement with previously presented experimental results
Keywords :
electric breakdown of solids; electrical contacts; microwave devices; switches; breakdown power; breakdown threshold; diffusion equation; double cone configuration; electron density; inhomogeneous electric field; keep alive contacts; microwave transmit-receive switch; strongly inhomogeneous ionization; Contacts; Electric breakdown; Electrons; Equations; Frequency; Geometry; Ionization; Nonuniform electric fields; Solid modeling; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
