GB1038698A - Electric discharge device - Google Patents

Electric discharge device

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Publication number
GB1038698A
GB1038698A GB30496/63A GB3049663A GB1038698A GB 1038698 A GB1038698 A GB 1038698A GB 30496/63 A GB30496/63 A GB 30496/63A GB 3049663 A GB3049663 A GB 3049663A GB 1038698 A GB1038698 A GB 1038698A
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electrode
electrodes
spark
magnetic field
pair
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GB30496/63A
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PerkinElmer Inc
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Edgerton Germeshausen and Grier Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
    • H01T2/00—Spark gaps comprising auxiliary triggering means
    • H01T2/02—Spark gaps comprising auxiliary triggering means comprising a trigger electrode or an auxiliary spark gap
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J17/00—Gas-filled discharge tubes with solid cathode
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
    • H01T1/00—Details of spark gaps
    • H01T1/02—Means for extinguishing arc
    • H01T1/04—Means for extinguishing arc using magnetic blow-out
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2893/00—Discharge tubes and lamps
    • H01J2893/0059—Arc discharge tubes

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  • Discharge Heating (AREA)
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Abstract

1,038,698. Spark apparatus. EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER Inc. Aug. 1, 1963 [Aug. 22, 1962], No. 30496/63. Headings H1D and H1X. A spark gap apparatus includes a pair of elongated electrodes which are spaced apart by a distance which is substantially uniform along their length, and are connectable to a high voltage source in such a manner that the magnetic field set up by the discharge current causes the discharge points to travel along the length of the pair of electrodes, whereby to distribute the effect of electrode erosion. Cylindrical electrode 20 is sealed within an envelope formed by the outer tubular electrode 10 and its ceramic support tube 18, a spark being initiated by a pulse applied to the trigger electrode 11, and thereafter being swept to the right along the electrodes by the magnetic field of the discharge current supplied through terminals A and C. The envelope may be gas-filled or evacuated to 10<SP>-7</SP> mm. mercury. In a fourth embodiment (Fig. 3, not shown) the trigger electrode is in the form of a ring, or a plurality of spaced electrodes arranged in a plane, and a solenoid is mounted around electrode 10, providing an axial magnetic field to cause the spark to pursue a helical path. In a further embodiment (Fig. 4, not shown), the electrodes are mounted in air, and one in the form of a pair of parallel rods.
GB30496/63A 1962-08-22 1963-08-01 Electric discharge device Expired GB1038698A (en)

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US218596A US3283199A (en) 1962-08-22 1962-08-22 Electric discharge device

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US1603279A (en) * 1922-12-01 1926-10-19 Western Electric Co Spark arrester
US2063580A (en) * 1932-07-26 1936-12-08 Sirian Lamp Co Discharge lamp for producing modulated light
US2422324A (en) * 1944-02-10 1947-06-17 Westinghouse Electric Corp Spark gap device
US2411241A (en) * 1944-09-02 1946-11-19 Westinghouse Electric Corp Series spark gap device
US2507696A (en) * 1948-03-27 1950-05-16 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Glow discharge device
US2564040A (en) * 1949-07-12 1951-08-14 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Glow discharge voltage control device
US2870365A (en) * 1956-06-22 1959-01-20 Philips Corp Glow-discharge tube
US2913626A (en) * 1957-10-04 1959-11-17 Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie Multiple spark gap arrangement for lighining arresters
US2941099A (en) * 1958-11-17 1960-06-14 Central Scientific Co Cold cathode ionization gauge
US3067353A (en) * 1959-12-11 1962-12-04 Philips Corp Glow-discharge tube having a cold activated cathode

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