Investigations on a thermal triggering system for switching under vacuum

Author

Bauville, G. ; Delmas, A. ; Puech, V.

Author_Institution

Laboratoire de Physique des Gaz et des Plasmas, Univ. Paris-Sud, Orsay, France

Volume

28

Issue

5

fYear

2000

fDate

10/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1476

Lastpage

1480

Abstract

This paper is devoted to the study of a new triggering scheme for discharge initiation of vacuum switches. The device, which mainly comprises a carbon bridge, is characterized by its low dimension and energy consumption. Fast imaging techniques coupled to electric measurements and spectroscopic investigations have allowed us to characterize the spatiotemporal evolution of the physical processes resulting in the triggering

Keywords

discharges (electric); plasma diagnostics; plasma switches; pulsed power switches; vacuum switches; C bridge; discharge initiation; electric measurements; energy consumption; fast imaging techniques; optical emission; physical processes; plasma diagnostics; spatiotemporal evolution; spectroscopic investigations; switching; thermal triggering system; triggering; triggering scheme; vacuum; vacuum switches; Bridge circuits; Electric variables measurement; Plasma measurements; Production; Pulsed laser deposition; Spatiotemporal phenomena; Spectroscopy; Switches; Vacuum systems; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/27.901217

Filename

901217