Convectively cooled electrical grid structure

Paterson, James A; Koehler, Gary W

Title: Convectively cooled electrical grid structure

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Undesirable distortions of electrical grid conductors (12) from thermal cycling are minimized and related problems such as unwanted thermionic emission and structural failure from overheating are avoided by providing for a flow of fluid coolant within each conductor (12). The conductors (12) are secured at each end to separate flexible support elements (16) which accommodate to individual longitudinal expansion and contraction of each conductor (12) while resisting lateral displacements, the coolant flow preferably being directed into and out of each conductor through passages (48) in the flexible support elements (16). The grid (11) may have a modular or divided construction which facilitates manufacture and repairs.

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Paterson, James A ^[1]; Koehler, Gary W ^[1]

Oakland, CA

Issue Date:: 1982-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864403

Patent Number(s):: 4359667

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)

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

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
H01J1/46 - Control electrodes, e.g. grid

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: convectively; cooled; electrical; grid; structure; undesirable; distortions; conductors; 12; thermal; cycling; minimized; related; unwanted; thermionic; emission; structural; failure; overheating; avoided; providing; flow; fluid; coolant; conductor; secured; separate; flexible; support; elements; 16; accommodate; individual; longitudinal; expansion; contraction; resisting; lateral; displacements; preferably; directed; passages; 48; 11; modular; divided; construction; facilitates; manufacture; repairs; thermal cycling; coolant flow; support elements; support element; grid structure; thermionic emission; lateral displacement; structural failure; flexible support; electrical grid; /313/

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  abstractNote = {Undesirable distortions of electrical grid conductors (12) from thermal cycling are minimized and related problems such as unwanted thermionic emission and structural failure from overheating are avoided by providing for a flow of fluid coolant within each conductor (12). The conductors (12) are secured at each end to separate flexible support elements (16) which accommodate to individual longitudinal expansion and contraction of each conductor (12) while resisting lateral displacements, the coolant flow preferably being directed into and out of each conductor through passages (48) in the flexible support elements (16). The grid (11) may have a modular or divided construction which facilitates manufacture and repairs.},

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