DocumentCode
2675504
Title
High Voltage, Small Back-lighted Thyratrons
Author
Chen, Hao ; Kuthi, Andras ; Jiang, Chunqi ; Gundersen, Martin
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
fYear
2006
fDate
14-18 May 2006
Firstpage
453
Lastpage
455
Abstract
We report comparative studies of mini (6.3 mm diameter electrodes) and medium sized (19 mm diameter electrodes) pseudospark and back-lighted thyratron (BLT) switches. Currents greater than 9 kA, and hold-off voltages in excess of 40 kV have been achieved, the highest hold-off occurring in the smaller diameter switch. The switches are optically triggered; we consider here with helium and hydrogen fill. The results suggest that the switches can be optimized for miniaturized high voltage pulse generation, and that smaller switches have potential for compact repetitive pulsed power applications
Keywords
pulsed power switches; sparks; thyratrons; 19 mm; 6.3 mm; BLT; back-lighted thyratrons; helium; high voltage pulse generation; hydrogen fill; optical trigger; pseudospark switches; repetitive pulsed power applications; Cathodes; Delay; Electrodes; Helium; Hydrogen; Optical pulse generation; Optical switches; Resistors; Thyratrons; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power Modulator Symposium, 2006. Conference Record of the 2006 Twenty-Seventh International
Conference_Location
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0018-X
Electronic_ISBN
1-4244-0019-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MODSYM.2006.365281
Filename
4216233
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