Triggered plasma opening switch
Abstract
A triggerable opening switch for a very high voltage and current pulse includes a transmission line extending from a source to a load and having an intermediate switch section including a plasma for conducting electrons between transmission line conductors and a magnetic field for breaking the plasma conduction path and magnetically insulating the electrons when it is desired to open the switch.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866508
- Patent Number(s):
- 4727298
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- triggered; plasma; switch; triggerable; voltage; current; pulse; transmission; line; extending; source; load; intermediate; section; including; conducting; electrons; conductors; magnetic; field; breaking; conduction; path; magnetically; insulating; desired; conduction path; current pulse; transmission line; magnetic field; triggered plasma; conducting electrons; line extending; /315/313/
Citation Formats
Mendel, Clifford W. Triggered plasma opening switch. United States: N. p., 1988.
Web.
Mendel, Clifford W. Triggered plasma opening switch. United States.
Mendel, Clifford W. Fri .
"Triggered plasma opening switch". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866508.
@article{osti_866508,
title = {Triggered plasma opening switch},
author = {Mendel, Clifford W},
abstractNote = {A triggerable opening switch for a very high voltage and current pulse includes a transmission line extending from a source to a load and having an intermediate switch section including a plasma for conducting electrons between transmission line conductors and a magnetic field for breaking the plasma conduction path and magnetically insulating the electrons when it is desired to open the switch.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988}
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