Radiation hard vacuum switch
Abstract
A vacuum switch with an isolated trigger probe which is not directly connected to the switching electrodes. The vacuum switch within the plasmatron is triggered by plasma expansion initiated by the trigger probe which travels through an opening to reach the vacuum switch elements. The plasma arc created is directed by the opening to the space between the anode and cathode of the vacuum switch to cause conduction.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1176614
- Patent Number(s):
- H000756
- Assignee:
- United States Of America, Department Of Energy
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Boettcher, Gordon E. Radiation hard vacuum switch. United States: N. p., 1990.
Web.
Boettcher, Gordon E. Radiation hard vacuum switch. United States.
Boettcher, Gordon E. Tue .
"Radiation hard vacuum switch". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176614.
@article{osti_1176614,
title = {Radiation hard vacuum switch},
author = {Boettcher, Gordon E.},
abstractNote = {A vacuum switch with an isolated trigger probe which is not directly connected to the switching electrodes. The vacuum switch within the plasmatron is triggered by plasma expansion initiated by the trigger probe which travels through an opening to reach the vacuum switch elements. The plasma arc created is directed by the opening to the space between the anode and cathode of the vacuum switch to cause conduction.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1990},
month = {3}
}
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