Cold cathode switching device and converter

Sommerer, Timothy John; Michael, Joseph Darryl; Smith, David John; Zalubovsky, Sergey Joseph

Title: Cold cathode switching device and converter

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A cold-cathode switching device is presented. The cold-cathode switching device includes a housing defining a chamber; an ionizable gas disposed in the chamber; and a plurality of electrodes disposed in the chamber. The plurality of electrodes includes a cathode and an anode defining a discharge gap, and wherein at least one of the cathode and anode comprises a material that is liquid at an operating temperature of the cathode or the anode.

Inventors:: Sommerer, Timothy John; Michael, Joseph Darryl; Smith, David John; Zalubovsky, Sergey Joseph

Issue Date:: 2020-03-03

Research Org.:: General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1632637

Patent Number(s):: 10580610

Application Number:: 14/776,758

Assignee:: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
H01J13/52 - with control by one or more intermediate control electrodes
H01J17/08 - having mercury or liquid alkali metal deposited on the cathode surface during operation of the tube
H01J13/08 - characterised by the material

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
H02M7/006 - {using discharge tubes}

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DOE Contract Number:: AR0000298

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 05/21/2013

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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  abstractNote = {A cold-cathode switching device is presented. The cold-cathode switching device includes a housing defining a chamber; an ionizable gas disposed in the chamber; and a plurality of electrodes disposed in the chamber. The plurality of electrodes includes a cathode and an anode defining a discharge gap, and wherein at least one of the cathode and anode comprises a material that is liquid at an operating temperature of the cathode or the anode.},

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