High power fast switch
US4993033A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K17/78
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high power fast switch for generating pulses of current to a load from a high voltage power source. A laser beam illuminates a cathode which simulates the emission of pulses of electrons which illuminate a diamond target. The pulses of electrons cause the diamond target to become conductive permitting high power pulses of electric current to pass through the diamond target from a high voltage source to a load. In a preferred embodiment a Klystron buncher compresses the electron pulses onto the diamond target.
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