High voltage switches having one or more floating conductor layers

Werne, Roger W.; Sampayan, Stephen; Harris, John Richardson

Title: High voltage switches having one or more floating conductor layers

Patent · Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 2015

OSTI ID:1227863

Werne, Roger W.; Sampayan, Stephen; Harris, John Richardson

This patent document discloses high voltage switches that include one or more electrically floating conductor layers that are isolated from one another in the dielectric medium between the top and bottom switch electrodes. The presence of the one or more electrically floating conductor layers between the top and bottom switch electrodes allow the dielectric medium between the top and bottom switch electrodes to exhibit a higher breakdown voltage than the breakdown voltage when the one or more electrically floating conductor layers are not present between the top and bottom switch electrodes. This increased breakdown voltage in the presence of one or more electrically floating conductor layers in a dielectric medium enables the switch to supply a higher voltage for various high voltage circuits and electric systems.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Assignee:: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

Patent Number(s):: 9,196,817

Application Number:: 14/218,816

OSTI ID:: 1227863

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Mar 18

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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