Binary and ternary gas mixtures for use in glow discharge closing switches

Patent · Tue Jan 23 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5667161

Hunter, S R; Christophorou, L G

This patent describes a capacitive energy storage system. It comprises: a diffuse-discharge switch; a gas mixture in the diffuse-discharge switch comprising a mixture of He, Ne and Ar in combination with a second compound selected from the group consisting of (CF{sub 3}){sub 2}O, CF{sub 4}, BF{sub 3}, GeF{sub 4}, WF{sub 6}, SiF{sub 4}, in combination with a compound selected from the group consisting of TMPD, TMBI, TMAE, TMAB, triethylamine, methylaniline, diethylamine, aniline, Co-ocene, Ch-ocene, Ni-ocene and Fe-ocene; and means for selectively activating the gas mixture to an electrical conductive state.

• Assignee: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Washington, D.C.
• Patent Number(s): US 4896076; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7186856--A; TRN: 90-012867
• OSTI ID: 5667161
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 27 Apr 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ARGON
MIXTURES
CAPACITORS
PLASMA SWITCHES
HELIUM
NEON
RARE GAS COMPOUNDS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ACTIVATION ENERGY
BORON FLUORIDES
CARBON FLUORIDES
ENERGY STORAGE
GERMANIUM FLUORIDES
GLOW DISCHARGES
SILICON FLUORIDES
TUNGSTEN FLUORIDES
BORON COMPOUNDS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
GASES
GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
NONMETALS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RARE GASES
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
SILICON COMPOUNDS
STORAGE
SWITCHES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS
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