Development of a pspice circuit model for the rimfire 6 MV gas switch using 2-D electrostatic simulations

Author

Curry, Randy D. ; Kemp, Mark A. ; Gahl, John M. ; McDonald, Kenneth F. ; Elizondo-Decanini, J.M. ; Struve, Kenneth W.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Missouri Univ., Columbia, MO

fYear

2004

fDate

23-26 May 2004

Firstpage

184

Lastpage

187

Abstract

The University of Missouri-Columbia is investigating improvements to the Rimfire switch developed by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) D. R. Humphreys et al., (1985). The University of Missouri Terawatt Test Facility (MUTTS) has been constructed to investigate and optimize the switch, both theoretically and experimentally K. R. Lechien et al., (2003). This paper discusses the development of an advanced circuit model and presents several possible switch modifications including a cascaded electrode geometry, outside dielectric material, and advanced triggering methods. In addition, comparisons to past Rimfire models are discussed

Keywords

SPICE; dielectric materials; electrodes; optimisation; power semiconductor switches; trigger circuits; 2-D electrostatic simulation; 6 MV; Missouri-Columbia University; PSPICE; Rimfire switch; Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis; cascaded electrode; dielectric material; gas switch; optimization; triggering methods; Circuit simulation; Dielectric materials; Electrodes; Electrostatics; Geometry; Laboratories; Solid modeling; Switches; Switching circuits; Test facilities;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Modulator Symposium, 2004 and 2004 High-Voltage Workshop. Conference Record of the Twenty-Sixth International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8586-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MODSYM.2004.1433539

Filename

1433539