Method of operating a gas discharge switch and an arrangement for carrying out the method
US5229688A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61H13/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a gas discharge switch with a low-pressure gas discharge segment, which is provided with an anode and at least one main cathode, and arranged in an ionizable working gas. It is provided with a control unit for flow discharge, which contains a cathode. For the working gas, a gas storage with automatic pressure control is provided. According to the invention, the energy of glow discharge is provided as the setting value for regulating the pressure of the working gas. With this module (30), consisting of the cathode (31) for glow discharge with the gas storage (32), the pressure of the working gas, preferably hydrogen, remains at least approximately constant over a long period of time, in a closed system of this so-called pseudo-spark switch.
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