GB1059080A - A spark-gap assembly - Google Patents

A spark-gap assembly

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Publication number
GB1059080A
GB1059080A GB43857/64A GB4385764A GB1059080A GB 1059080 A GB1059080 A GB 1059080A GB 43857/64 A GB43857/64 A GB 43857/64A GB 4385764 A GB4385764 A GB 4385764A GB 1059080 A GB1059080 A GB 1059080A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
spark gap
electrode
discharge tube
gap
spark
Prior art date
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Expired
Application number
GB43857/64A
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English (en)
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Alcatel Lucent SAS
Original Assignee
Compagnie Generale dElectricite SA
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Publication date
Priority claimed from FR952067A external-priority patent/FR1381480A/fr
Priority claimed from FR952065A external-priority patent/FR1387087A/fr
Priority claimed from FR952066A external-priority patent/FR1381479A/fr
Priority claimed from FR977058A external-priority patent/FR85886E/fr
Application filed by Compagnie Generale dElectricite SA filed Critical Compagnie Generale dElectricite SA
Publication of GB1059080A publication Critical patent/GB1059080A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • 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
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J21/00—Vacuum tubes
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
    • H05H1/00—Generating plasma; Handling plasma
    • H05H1/24—Generating plasma
    • H05H1/52—Generating plasma using exploding wires or spark gaps
    • 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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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
GB43857/64A 1963-10-28 1964-10-27 A spark-gap assembly Expired GB1059080A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR952067A FR1381480A (fr) 1963-10-28 1963-10-28 Perfectionnements aux dispositifs utilisés pour l'étude des plasmas
FR952065A FR1387087A (fr) 1963-10-28 1963-10-28 Dispositif d'amorçage d'éclateur
FR952066A FR1381479A (fr) 1963-10-28 1963-10-28 Dispositif de commande d'éclateurs
FR977058A FR85886E (fr) 1964-06-04 1964-06-04 Dispositif d'amorçage d'éclateur

Publications (1)

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GB1059080A true GB1059080A (en) 1967-02-15

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GB43857/64A Expired GB1059080A (en) 1963-10-28 1964-10-27 A spark-gap assembly

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US3524101A (enExample)
BE (1) BE654594A (enExample)
CH (1) CH426039A (enExample)
DE (2) DE1789071B1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1059080A (enExample)
NL (1) NL6412518A (enExample)

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DE1298175B (de) 1969-06-26
NL6412518A (enExample) 1965-04-29
DE1789071B1 (de) 1970-07-09
BE654594A (enExample) 1965-04-20
US3524101A (en) 1970-08-11
CH426039A (fr) 1966-12-15

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