Explosive-driven, high speed, arcless switch
Abstract
An explosive-actuated, fast-acting arcless switch contains a highly conductive foil to carry high currents positioned adjacent a dielectric surface within a casing. At one side of the foil opposite the dielectric surface is an explosive which, when detonated, drives the conductive foil against the dielectric surface. A pattern of grooves in the dielectric surface ruptures the foil to establish a rupture path having a pattern corresponding to the pattern of the grooves. The impedance of the ruptured foil is greater than that of the original foil to divert high current to a load. Planar and cylindrical embodiments of the switch are disclosed.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866310
- Patent Number(s):
- 4680434
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01H - ELECTRIC SWITCHES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- explosive-driven; speed; arcless; switch; explosive-actuated; fast-acting; contains; highly; conductive; foil; carry; currents; positioned; adjacent; dielectric; surface; casing; opposite; explosive; detonated; drives; pattern; grooves; ruptures; establish; rupture; path; corresponding; impedance; ruptured; original; divert; current; load; planar; cylindrical; embodiments; disclosed; conductive foil; highly conductive; positioned adjacent; arcless switch; /200/
Citation Formats
Skogmo, Phillip J, and Tucker, Tillman J. Explosive-driven, high speed, arcless switch. United States: N. p., 1987.
Web.
Skogmo, Phillip J, & Tucker, Tillman J. Explosive-driven, high speed, arcless switch. United States.
Skogmo, Phillip J, and Tucker, Tillman J. Thu .
"Explosive-driven, high speed, arcless switch". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866310.
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title = {Explosive-driven, high speed, arcless switch},
author = {Skogmo, Phillip J and Tucker, Tillman J},
abstractNote = {An explosive-actuated, fast-acting arcless switch contains a highly conductive foil to carry high currents positioned adjacent a dielectric surface within a casing. At one side of the foil opposite the dielectric surface is an explosive which, when detonated, drives the conductive foil against the dielectric surface. A pattern of grooves in the dielectric surface ruptures the foil to establish a rupture path having a pattern corresponding to the pattern of the grooves. The impedance of the ruptured foil is greater than that of the original foil to divert high current to a load. Planar and cylindrical embodiments of the switch are disclosed.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
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