GB1103523A - Electrical discharge devices - Google Patents
Electrical discharge devicesInfo
- Publication number
- GB1103523A GB1103523A GB6256/66A GB625666A GB1103523A GB 1103523 A GB1103523 A GB 1103523A GB 6256/66 A GB6256/66 A GB 6256/66A GB 625666 A GB625666 A GB 625666A GB 1103523 A GB1103523 A GB 1103523A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- insulator
- metal
- tungsten
- trigger
- copper
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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- 239000012212 insulator Substances 0.000 abstract 5
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 5
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 abstract 5
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 abstract 4
- SBYXRAKIOMOBFF-UHFFFAOYSA-N copper tungsten Chemical compound [Cu].[W] SBYXRAKIOMOBFF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 3
- ZOKXTWBITQBERF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Molybdenum Chemical compound [Mo] ZOKXTWBITQBERF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000919 ceramic Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000002131 composite material Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000004020 conductor Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000007772 electrode material Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910000174 eucryptite Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000011810 insulating material Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910052750 molybdenum Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000011733 molybdenum Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910052573 porcelain Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000011148 porous material Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910052702 rhenium Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- WUAPFZMCVAUBPE-UHFFFAOYSA-N rhenium atom Chemical compound [Re] WUAPFZMCVAUBPE-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000007789 sealing Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000004065 semiconductor Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- HBMJWWWQQXIZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N silicon carbide Chemical group [Si+]#[C-] HBMJWWWQQXIZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910010271 silicon carbide Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910052709 silver Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000004332 silver Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000001960 triggered effect Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- WFKWXMTUELFFGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N tungsten Chemical compound [W] WFKWXMTUELFFGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910052721 tungsten Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000010937 tungsten Substances 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- 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
- H05H1/02—Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fields; Arrangements for heating plasma
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J17/00—Gas-filled discharge tubes with solid cathode
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J21/00—Vacuum tubes
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- 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)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
- Plasma Technology (AREA)
- Lasers (AREA)
Abstract
1,103,523. Spark apparatus; electrode materials. SIEMENS - SCHUCKERTWERK A.G. 11 Feb., 1966 [16 Feb., 1965], No. 6256/66. Heading HID. [Also in Division H3] The composition and disposition of metallic main electrodes 5, 6 and an insulator 2 in a spark gap triggered by a discharge along a surface of semi-conductor material are such that in operation any metal vaporized from the electrodes combines chemically with the insulating material to produce a material which is electrically substantially non-conductive, the insulator 2 forming part of a chamber which is filled with gas at such a low pressure that the device is operable at a point on the lefthand branch of the Paschen curve. The demountable device shown is filled with air at a pressure of 0.03 mm. Hg. and is held together by atmospheric pressure and optionally by clamping devices (not shown). A cathode 3 and anode 4 have tungsten-copper disc discharge surfaces 6 and 5. The insulator 2 is of steatite and has flanges 9 and 10 which protect sealing rings 7 and 8 from the discharge. The trigger device 12 has a central electrode connected to a pulse generator and having a tungsten-copper tip from which a discharge passes across an annular surface of zinccadmium oxide to a tungsten-copper ring. An eccentric exhaust pipe 11 communicates with a vacuum pump and a gas inlet and pressuremeasuring device. An insulator 15 lengthens the leakage path between a cathode connecting flange 13 and the anode 4. A modified device (Fig. 5, not shown) has a centrally disposed exhaust pipe 11 and two eccentrically disposed trigger devices 12. The metal of the main electrodes 5, 6 may be sintered and the main and trigger electrodes are preferably formed by an infiltrated composite metal comprising a skeleton of high melting-point metal, e.g. tungsten, rhenium or molybdenum, all the pores of which, or only those at the surface, are infiltrated by a second metal which is a good conductor of heat, e.g. copper or silver. Alternative materials for the insulator 2 are porcelain and eucryptite-containing ceramics. An alternative material for the semi-conductive trigger surface is silicon carbide.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DES95497A DE1198900B (en) | 1965-02-16 | 1965-02-16 | Low pressure spark gap |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB1103523A true GB1103523A (en) | 1968-02-14 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB6256/66A Expired GB1103523A (en) | 1965-02-16 | 1966-02-11 | Electrical discharge devices |
Country Status (3)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US3366824A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE1198900B (en) |
| GB (1) | GB1103523A (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH438466A (en) * | 1966-05-17 | 1967-06-30 | Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie | Spark gap built into a pressurized gas enclosure |
| ZA753564B (en) * | 1975-06-03 | 1977-01-26 | South African Inventions | A high voltage electric switch |
Family Cites Families (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2300931A (en) * | 1940-06-28 | 1942-11-03 | Westinghouse Electric & Mfg Co | Metal-porcelain-glass vacuumtight structure |
| US2553444A (en) * | 1947-07-19 | 1951-05-15 | Vanadium Corp Of America | Preparation of pure metallic carbides |
| US2720474A (en) * | 1952-09-13 | 1955-10-11 | Raytheon Mfg Co | Coated electrodes for electron discharge devices |
| US3328623A (en) * | 1964-03-02 | 1967-06-27 | Sylvania Electric Prod | Surge arrestor having electrodes containing a low resistivity metal |
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1965
- 1965-02-16 DE DES95497A patent/DE1198900B/en active Pending
- 1965-10-24 US US504708A patent/US3366824A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1966
- 1966-02-11 GB GB6256/66A patent/GB1103523A/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DE1198900B (en) | 1965-08-19 |
| US3366824A (en) | 1968-01-30 |
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