Multi-megavolt low jitter multistage switch

Patent · Wed Jun 19 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5517091

Humphreys, D R; Penn, Jr, K J

It is one object of the present invention to provide a multistage switch capable of holding off numerous megavolts, until triggered, from a particle beam accelerator of the type used for inertial confinement fusion. The invention provides a multistage switch having low timing jitter and capable of producing multiple spark channels for spreading current over a wider area to reduce electrode damage and increase switch lifetime. The switch has fairly uniform electric fields and a short spark gap for laser triggering and is engineered to prevent insulator breakdowns.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): None
• Application Number: ON: DE86013733
• OSTI ID: 5517091
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700203* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Power Supplies
Energy Storage
700208 -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Inertial Confinement Technology
ACCELERATORS
CONFINEMENT
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRODES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
POWER SUPPLIES
SPARK GAPS
SPECIFICATIONS
SWITCHES