Title :
Crossatron switch development at Hughes Electron Dynamics Division (HEDD)
Author :
Tancredi, J.J. ; Tracy, M.L. ; Schumacher, R.W.
Author_Institution :
Hughes Aircraft Co., Torrance, CA, USA
Abstract :
The ability of the 8451H Crossatron modulator switch to operate as a closing thyratron replacement switch at current levels up to 3 kA peak current is demonstrated. The 8451H is readily adaptable to closing even higher peak current by parallel operation. The tube´s interrupting ability up to 1.2 kA peak current has also been demonstrated. Interruption times of 500 ns have been measured, limited only by the SCR switch-capacitor rectifier drive circuits used. By optimizing the control grid configuration for on-off modulation switching, a pulse repetition of 1 MHz has been demonstrated
Keywords :
modulators; pulsed power technology; switches; thyratrons; 1 MHz; 1.2 kA; 3 kA; 500 ns; 8451H Crossatron modulator switch; HEDD; Hughes Electron Dynamics Division; SCR switch-capacitor rectifier drive circuits; closing thyratron replacement switch; control grid configuration; on-off modulation switching; pulse repetition; Anodes; Cathodes; Collision mitigation; Electrons; Failure analysis; Laboratories; Lead; Life testing; Switches; Thyratrons;
Conference_Titel :
Power Modulator Symposium, 1988. IEEE Conference Record of the 1988 Eighteenth
Conference_Location :
Hilton Head, SC
DOI :
10.1109/MODSYM.1988.26282
