Surface-discharge switches for high-performance closing applications

被引：4

作者：

Reinovsky, RE

Goforth, JH

Graham, J

机构：

[1] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA

[2] Maxwell Labs Inc, San Diego, CA 92111 USA

来源：

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE | 2004年 / 32卷 / 05期

基金：

美国能源部;

关键词：

pulsed power system switches; surface discharge; switch;

D O I：

10.1109/TPS.2004.835946

中图分类号：

O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];

学科分类号：

070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;

摘要：

Results of experiments conducted to characterize the performance of a surface tracking switch employing surface discharge phenomena as a high-performance, self-closing, isolation switch for high-energy applications are described. These experiments, conducted under both do and pulsed conditions, lead to a model of switch operation that enables the design of such switches for multi-megampere operation. This paper describes the successful implementation of a surface tracking switch as an operational component in several high-current pulsed power systems, and offers some insight into the operation of surface-tracking switches that may assist in future work to apply the technique as a triggered switch in very-high-energy and high-voltage systems.

引用

页码：1765 / 1777

页数：13