Plasma opening switch
Abstract
A command triggered plasma opening switch assembly using an amplification stage. The assembly surrounds a coaxial transmission line and has a main plasma opening switch (POS) close to the load and a trigger POS upstream from the main POS. The trigger POS establishes two different current pathways through the assembly depended on whether it has received a trigger current pulse. The initial pathway has both POS's with plasma between their anodes and cathodes to form a short across the transmission line and isolating the load. The final current pathway is formed when the trigger POS receives a trigger current pulse which energizes its fast coil to push the conductive plasma out from between its anode and cathode, allowing the main transmission line current to pass to the fast coil of the main POS, thus pushing its plasma out the way so as to establish a direct current pathway to the load.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- (Albuquerque, NM)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874060
- Patent Number(s):
- 6304042
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- plasma; switch; command; triggered; assembly; amplification; stage; surrounds; coaxial; transmission; line; main; close; load; trigger; upstream; establishes; current; pathways; depended; received; pulse; initial; pathway; anodes; cathodes; form; isolating; final; formed; receives; energizes; fast; coil; push; conductive; anode; cathode; allowing; pass; pushing; establish; direct; transmission line; current pulse; switch assembly; coaxial transmission; amplification stage; /315/
Citation Formats
Savage, Mark E, and Mendel, Jr., Clifford W. Plasma opening switch. United States: N. p., 2001.
Web.
Savage, Mark E, & Mendel, Jr., Clifford W. Plasma opening switch. United States.
Savage, Mark E, and Mendel, Jr., Clifford W. Mon .
"Plasma opening switch". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874060.
@article{osti_874060,
title = {Plasma opening switch},
author = {Savage, Mark E and Mendel, Jr., Clifford W.},
abstractNote = {A command triggered plasma opening switch assembly using an amplification stage. The assembly surrounds a coaxial transmission line and has a main plasma opening switch (POS) close to the load and a trigger POS upstream from the main POS. The trigger POS establishes two different current pathways through the assembly depended on whether it has received a trigger current pulse. The initial pathway has both POS's with plasma between their anodes and cathodes to form a short across the transmission line and isolating the load. The final current pathway is formed when the trigger POS receives a trigger current pulse which energizes its fast coil to push the conductive plasma out from between its anode and cathode, allowing the main transmission line current to pass to the fast coil of the main POS, thus pushing its plasma out the way so as to establish a direct current pathway to the load.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001}
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