Binary and ternary gas mixtures with temperature enhanced diffuse glow discharge characteristics for use in closing switches
Abstract
An improvement to the gas mixture used in diffuse glow discharge closing switches is disclosed which includes binary and ternary gas mixtures which are formulated to exhibit decreasing electron attachment with increasing temperature. This increases the efficiency of the conductance of the glow discharge and further inhibits the formation of an arc.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867436
- Patent Number(s):
- 4937500
- 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 H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- binary; ternary; gas; mixtures; temperature; enhanced; diffuse; glow; discharge; characteristics; closing; switches; improvement; mixture; disclosed; formulated; exhibit; decreasing; electron; attachment; increasing; increases; efficiency; conductance; inhibits; formation; ternary gas; electron attachment; gas mixtures; glow discharge; gas mixture; closing switches; diffuse glow; discharge closing; discharge characteristics; increasing temperature; /315/313/
Citation Formats
Christophorou, Loucas G, and Hunter, Scott R. Binary and ternary gas mixtures with temperature enhanced diffuse glow discharge characteristics for use in closing switches. United States: N. p., 1990.
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Christophorou, Loucas G, & Hunter, Scott R. Binary and ternary gas mixtures with temperature enhanced diffuse glow discharge characteristics for use in closing switches. United States.
Christophorou, Loucas G, and Hunter, Scott R. Mon .
"Binary and ternary gas mixtures with temperature enhanced diffuse glow discharge characteristics for use in closing switches". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867436.
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title = {Binary and ternary gas mixtures with temperature enhanced diffuse glow discharge characteristics for use in closing switches},
author = {Christophorou, Loucas G and Hunter, Scott R},
abstractNote = {An improvement to the gas mixture used in diffuse glow discharge closing switches is disclosed which includes binary and ternary gas mixtures which are formulated to exhibit decreasing electron attachment with increasing temperature. This increases the efficiency of the conductance of the glow discharge and further inhibits the formation of an arc.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
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