Title :
Hermetically Sealed Back Lighted Thyratron Switches for High Power Applications
Author :
Kirkman-Amemiya, G. ; Reinhardt, N. ; Choi, M.S. ; Gundersen, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Integrated Applied Physics Inc.
Abstract :
We report the results of a program to develop hermetically scaled back lighted thyratron switches for high voltage and high current operation. Initial results with a single gap switch include switching >80kA maximum holdoff voltage of 72kV when pulse charged, and 17.5 kV, 60kA, 40kA reverse, 400nsec pulse at 5Hz. Using multiple gap switches we have obtained scaling to voltages > 100kV, 26kA and continuous operation at 78kV, 19kA at 10Hz. The switches are produced in both optically and electrically triggered versions.
Keywords :
Anodes; Cathodes; Circuits; Electrodes; Fabrication; Hermetic seals; Switches; Testing; Thyratrons; Voltage;
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
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1991.733326
