Title :
A corona stabilised, high PRF closing switch
Author :
Macgregor, S.J. ; Turnbull, S.M. ; Tuema, F.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This paper explains how the phenomenon of corona stabilisation can be applied to high voltage, high PRF switching. A sealed corona stabilised spark gap has been operated at voltages of up to 50 kV, currents of up to 2 kA, and pulse repetition frequencies (PRFs) of up to 1 kHz and up to 5 kHz in burst mode.
Keywords :
plasma switches; 1 kHz; 2 kA; 5 kHz; 50 kV; burst mode; corona stabilised high PRF closing switch; high voltage high PRF switching; pulse repetition frequency; sealed corona stabilised spark gap; Breakdown voltage; Computer simulation; Corona; Diodes; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Numerical models; Radio frequency; Sparks; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 1996. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1996 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3322-5
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.1996.551499
