DocumentCode :
2395955
Title :
Low-cost, 3 Kv, Triggered, Stripline, Surface-discharge Switch
Author :
Earley, L.M. ; Scott, G.L.
Author_Institution :
Sandia National Laboratories
fYear :
1991
fDate :
16-19 June 1991
Firstpage :
340
Lastpage :
342
Abstract :
A low-cost, triggered, stripline, surface-discharge switch has been developed which is capable of rapidly switching several kA of peak current for greater than one thousand operations. It was constructed using copper-Kapton (polyimide) printed circuit technology. Switches with DC holdoffs up to 5 kV have been operated at peak currents up to 8 kA prior to failure. Two optimized switch designs have resulted from this investigation. The first uses a multilayer design while the second uses a planar design. The trigger mechanism of both switch designs was studied using photomultiplier tubes (PMT) and high speed framing cameras.
Keywords :
Circuit testing; Electrodes; Nitrogen; Nonhomogeneous media; Printed circuits; Stripline; Surface discharges; Switches; Switching circuits; Weapons;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1991. Digest of Technical Papers. Eighth IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0177-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1991.733301
Filename :
733301
Link To Document :
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