Cold cathode switching device and converter
Abstract
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:
- Issue Date:
- 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):
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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
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR0000298
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 05/21/2013
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Sommerer, Timothy John, Michael, Joseph Darryl, Smith, David John, and Zalubovsky, Sergey Joseph. Cold cathode switching device and converter. United States: N. p., 2020.
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Sommerer, Timothy John, Michael, Joseph Darryl, Smith, David John, & Zalubovsky, Sergey Joseph. Cold cathode switching device and converter. United States.
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"Cold cathode switching device and converter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1632637.
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author = {Sommerer, Timothy John and Michael, Joseph Darryl and Smith, David John and Zalubovsky, Sergey Joseph},
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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