High-explosive driven crowbar switch
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a compact explosive driven switch for use as a low resistance, low inductance crowbar switch. A high-explosive charge extrudes a deformable conductive metallic plate through a polyethylene insulating layer to achieve a hard current contact with a supportive annular conductor.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- (Los Alamos, NM)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862446
- Patent Number(s):
- 3932717
- Application Number:
- 05/519,325
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01H - ELECTRIC SWITCHES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- high-explosive; driven; crowbar; switch; disclosure; relates; compact; explosive; resistance; inductance; charge; extrudes; deformable; conductive; metallic; plate; polyethylene; insulating; layer; achieve; hard; current; contact; supportive; annular; conductor; disclosure relates; explosive charge; insulating layer; conductive metal; conductive metallic; metallic plate; crowbar switch; /200/
Citation Formats
Dike, Robert S, and Kewish, Jr., Ralph W. High-explosive driven crowbar switch. United States: N. p., 1976.
Web.
Dike, Robert S, & Kewish, Jr., Ralph W. High-explosive driven crowbar switch. United States.
Dike, Robert S, and Kewish, Jr., Ralph W. Tue .
"High-explosive driven crowbar switch". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862446.
@article{osti_862446,
title = {High-explosive driven crowbar switch},
author = {Dike, Robert S and Kewish, Jr., Ralph W.},
abstractNote = {The disclosure relates to a compact explosive driven switch for use as a low resistance, low inductance crowbar switch. A high-explosive charge extrudes a deformable conductive metallic plate through a polyethylene insulating layer to achieve a hard current contact with a supportive annular conductor.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 1976},
month = {Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 1976}
}
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