Switching arrangements wherein a cylindrical trigger electrode is arranged around a gap between an anode and cathode for establishing a discharge therebetween
US5994850A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J13/06
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switch for switching large currents and large charges includes an anode separated from a cathode with a cylindrical trigger electrode located around the anode and the gap. The cathode is of a metal such as zinc, cadmium, tin or magnesium. During operation, a suitable potential applied to the trigger electrode causes a main discharge to occur between the anode and the cathode.
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