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US2930922A
US2930922A US743644A US74364458A US2930922A US 2930922 A US2930922 A US 2930922A US 743644 A US743644 A US 743644A US 74364458 A US74364458 A US 74364458A US 2930922 A US2930922 A US 2930922A
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  • Gradient grid arrays can be and have been employed in gas and vapor-filled electric discharge devices such, for example, as grid-controlled rectifiers and thyratrons to increase the maximum anode voltage thereof.
  • one or more grids in addition to a control grid can be interposed between the anode and cathode of a device and adapted for operation at different potentials intermediate those of the other electrodes, and the device can be operated such that the maximum anode voltage which may be applied to the device will be equal approximately to the maximum voltage that may be applied between adjacent grids multiplied by (n+1), where n equals the number of grids provided in addition to the control grid.
  • n+1 the number of grids provided in addition to the control grid.
  • the length of the device is necessarily substantially increased. This substantial increase in length is required due to the fact that, while in devices containing an ionizable filling internally located portions of multiple grids that differ widely in potential are preferably maintained in closely spaced relation to accord with Paschens law,-the external spacing of the grid seals or external portions must be substantial in order to prevent undesirable voltage breakdown across external wall sections of the device.
  • a primary object of our invention is to provide a new and improved electric discharge device including an ionizable filling and improved grid means for increasing the anode voltage capability of the device.
  • Another object of our invention is to provide a new and improved electric discharge device including an improved hollow grid structure.
  • Another object of our invention is to provide an improved multiple gridarrangement for use in gas discharge devices and including multiple cup-shaped grid elements all of which can be shallow and of the same depth regardless of the number used.
  • Another object of our invention is to provide a new and improved gaseous discharge .device including improved means for accelerating conduction ionization'of the ionizice? . able filling thereof and facilitating ignition of a conduction discharge through the device.
  • Another object of ourinvention is to provide a new and improved gradient grid gas discharge device including improved electrode arrangements whereby the possibilities of spurious discharges between adjacent elements exposed to high voltages are minimized.
  • Still another object. of our invention is to provide an electric discharge device of an improved stacked ceramic and metal construction, whereby production manufacture is facilitated.
  • an electric discharge'device comprising an envelope including alternate insulative wall sections and metallic electrode contacts and containing an anode element and a cathode element at the opposed ends, a control grid interposed between these elements and adjacent the latter, and an ionizable filling.
  • anode and control grid Interposed between the anode and control grid are one or more hollow electrodes each comprising a pair of perforate grid elements bonded to the opposite end of a wall section of the envelope.
  • Means are provided whereby the grid elements of each hollow electrode are operated at ditferent potentials to provide ionization of the substantially limited portion of the ionizable filling contained in the hollow electrode in advance of a conduction discharge ionization of the filling.
  • grid elements are cup-shaped to dispose adjacent portions thereof located internally of the device and operating at widely different potentials in closely spaced relation and to dispose portions thereof located externally of the envelope and operating at widely diiferent potentials in substantially spaced relation. Further, this arrangement enables the use ofsubstantially shallow grid elements and disposes the side walls of the elements in closely spaced relation to the side walls of the ceramic wall section in which the cup-shaped elements are re-entrant.
  • the cup-shaped configuration of the grid elements also facilitates manufacture and assembly of the device.
  • the disclosed device includes a cathode and reservoir assembly generally illustrated and designated 2, a control or triggering grid assembly 3, first and second gradient grid cavity assemblies 4 and 5, respectively, and an anode assembly 6.
  • the term gradient grid cavity assembly is used to refer to a hollow electrode assembly including spaced grid elements adapted for being operated at different potentials to effect ionization of an ionizable filling in the hollow-electrode assembly.
  • the envelope 1 comprises six generally cylindrical or annular insulators or insulative wall sections 7-12.
  • insulators 7-12 are preferably formed of any suitable insulative, high-strength and high-refractory ceramic material adapted for being nietalized in order to facilitate the provision of ceramic-to-metal bonds or brazes between the ends of these sections and metal portions of the mentioned electrode assemblies.
  • the sections 7-12. can each be formed of ceramic materials generally known in the art as alumina, which materials are adapted for being provided with metalized areas in a manner disclosed in US. Patent No. 2,667,427, issued January 26, 1954, to Henry J. Nolte, and assigned to the same assignee as the present invention.
  • the cathode and reservoir assembly 2 includes a header closing the lower end of the envelope 1 and generally designated 13.
  • the header 13 supports in a suitably mutually insulated manner a plurality of conductive leads 14 which extend through the header in a sealed manner and, internally of the envelope, make suitable electrical connections to an incandescible cathode 15 and a hydrogen reservoir 16.
  • Secured to the outer ends of the leads 14 are flexible conductors 17 each carrying a connector lug 17a. Two of the leads 14 are connected to the ends of the cathode 15 and one of these two leads and a third are connected to the hydrogen reservoir 16.
  • the cathode 15 when energized provides a source of electrons and the reservoir 16 when energized provides a source of hydrogen to replenish the filling of the envelope when the pressure thereof is reduced as by clean up or absorption of hydrogen by the materials of the device.
  • the cathode is connected to a cathode power supply generally illustrated and designated 18. Additionally, the hydrogen reservoir is similarly connected to an adjustable reservoir power supply 19.
  • the header 13 further includes a sealing ring 21 which is bonded to a suitably previously metalized lower edge of the insulative section 7, as by means of a silver-copper brazing material. Also, suitably bonded to the exterior of the ring 21 is an annular metallic flange 22 adapted for facilitating mounting of the device. Internally of the envelope and in a manner not shown, the sealing ring 21 is suitably electrically connected to the cathode 15 through the metal portions of the header and cathode support means. Thus, the ring 21 and associated flange 22 are adapted for conjointly serving as the electrical contact for the cathode 15. Through this contact the cathode 15 is connected to the negative side of a utilization circuit generally designated 24.
  • the utilization circuit 24 can be one of any number of well-known and readily available types such, for example, as a highvoltage, high-current power supply in the order of 50 kv. and an appropriate load, and it need not be shown or described herein. However, the operation of the disclosed device in this type of circuit will be described in detail hereinafter.
  • the sealing ring 25 comprises a rim-like portion or flange of an inverted cup-like grid 26 formed preferably of copper or any other material which is suitably conductive electrically and thermally and can be readily formed to a cup shape.
  • the grid 26 is substantially shallow and extends re-entrantly into the ceramic section 8. Additionally, the dimensions of the grid 26 are such that the side walls of the grid are in laterally closely spaced relation to the inner wall of the ceramic section 8. Formed in the side wall of the grid 26 are a plurality of circumferentially spaced outwardly extending protrusions 27.
  • the protrusions 27 are provided on all of the other cup-like elements of the device also and are engageable with the inner wall of the ceramic insulator during assembly of the device for insuring substantial centering of the grid in the device and to insure maintenance of a desired minimum space relation between the side walls of the cup-like elements and insulators.
  • the grid 26 also includes a planar bottom portion 28 which extends, as mentioned above, into the insulator 8 4 and is perforate for transmission of electric particles therethrough. Additionally, the grid supports, by means of a plurality of circumferentially spaced brackets 29, an imperforate disk or shield 30. Disposed centrally between the grid bottom wall and shield, for the purpose of maintaining a desired spaced relation therebetween, is a spacer element 31. The diameter of the shield 30 is such that the shield extends laterally beyond the pattern of perforations in the grid bottom and, thus, the shield is effective for impeding ion migration through the grid. The purpose for this will be brought out in detail hereinafter.
  • the grid 26 constitutes the control or triggering grid of the device and the ring 25 constitutes an external eleccal contact therefor; and through the ring 25 the grid 26 is electrically connected to a control or triggering circuit generally designated 32.
  • the circuit 32 is adapted to provide preferably a rectangularly shaped ignition pulse or signal indicated by the curve 33. Any one of a number of available circuits of prior art types is suitable for providing such a signal in a predetermined timed relation. The effect of a signal 33 on the grid 26 will be described in detail hereinafter in conjunction with the description of the overall operation of the device.
  • the above-described grid 26 is structurally identical to the grid elements utilized in providing the aforementioned first and second gradient grid cavity assemblies or cavities designated 4 and 5, respectively, and, accordingly, in the following description of the cavity assemblies 4 and 5 the grid structures or elements utilized in forming the gradient grid cavity assemblies will merely be referred to as grids with the reader being aware from the drawing and from what has just been stated that each of such grids is identical to the grid 26 structurally in that it, too, is cup-like, includes a perforate bottom and carries an irnperforate shield or battle in the bottom thereof.
  • the first gradient grid cavity assembly 4 comprises a lower grid 35, an upper grid 36 and the insulator 9 brazed at the opposite end thereof between the ends of the upper and lower grids.
  • This assembly provides for a cavity or hollow electrode assembly in which the upper and lower grids can be maintained at different potentials, the reason for which will be brought out hereinafter.
  • the cavity 4 is sealed in the device by brazing the rim of the lower grid 35 to the upper edge of the insulator 8 and the rim of the upper grid 36 to the lower edge of the insulator 10.
  • the lower grid 35 extends re-entrantly in the insulator 8 and the upper grid 36 extends re-entrantly in the insulator 10, with the side walls of the grids in closely spaced relation to the inner surfaces of the corresponding insulators in which the grids extend.
  • the second gradient grid cavity assembly 5 comprises a lower grid 37, an upper grid 38, and the insulator 11 brazed at the opposite ends thereof between the rims of the grids.
  • This assembly also provides for a cavity gradient grid in which the proposed grid elements can be maintained at different potentials. Additionally, this cavity is sealed in the device with the lower grid 37 extending re-entrantly in the insulator 10 and brazed at the rim thereof to the upper edge of the insulator 10 and with the upper grid 38 extending re-entrantly in the insulator 12 and brazed at the rim thereof to the lower edge of the insulator 12.
  • the re-entrant disposition of the bottom portions of the various grids in the insulators enables these portions of adjacent grids to be arranged internally of the envelope in closely spaced relationship while the external rim portions are substantially spaced and disposed on opposite ends of the interposing insulators. Thus, electrical breakdown between the external portions of the grids is avoided.
  • the anode assembly 6 comprises a cup-like anode member 40 preferably formed of copper, also, so as to include a rim 41 and a planar bottom 42.
  • the rim 41 the bottom of the upper grid 38 of the second cavity.
  • a backing or reinforcing plate 43 which is of such a thickness as to avoid distortion of the planar bottom of the anode.
  • an upstanding stud or connector 44 Suitably bonded centrally in the plate 43 and in satisfactory electrically conductive rela-' tion with the anode 40 is an upstanding stud or connector 44.
  • the connector 44 is adapted for serving as the anode contact and through it an electrical connection is effected between the anode 40 and the positive side of the utilization circuit 24.
  • the anode is electrically connected to the upper grid 38. of the second gradient grid cavity through an external highresistance element 45 in the order, for example, of megohms.
  • the lower grid 37 of the second cavity 5 and the upper grid 36 of the first cavity 4 are connected through an external high-resistance element 45.
  • the lower grid 35 of the first cavity 4 is connected through a high-resistance element 45 to cathode potential which in the present case is ground potential.
  • the high-resistance electrical connections between the various electrodes can be effected by other suitable means, such, for example, as high resistance conductive envelope wall sections or painted high-resistance conductive stripes across the appropriate insulators.
  • the thyratron shown in the drawing and described above constitutes a multi-cavity device adapted for achieving an extremely high anode voltage rating and in which the anode rating in kv. might be assumed to be the product e(n+l) where e equals the maximum voltage in kilovolts that may be applied between adjacent grids and n equals the number of cavities provided.
  • the voltage drop across the grid elements comprising each of'the cavities 4 and 5 is nominal such, for example, as 100 volts as compared to the anode voltage so that both grid elements of each cavity are placed at substantially the onethird position of a resistance voltage divider connected between the anode and cathode.
  • substantially one-third of the anode voltage appears across the small gap between the anode 40 and the upper grid 38 of the cavity 5, one-third across the small gap between the lower grid 37 of the cavity 5 and the upper grid 36 of the cavity 4, and one-third across the small gap between the lower grid 35 of the cavity 4 and the control grid 26.
  • a small amount of ionization subsists In each of the cavities 4 and 5a small amount of ionization subsists. This ionization is prevented from adversely afiecting the insulating properties of the mentioned small gaps by the substantial baffiing afforded by the bafiie plates or shields 30 supported in the grid cups. These bafile plates minimize straying of. ions into the mentioned inter-electrode gaps.
  • the volumes defined by the cavities are maintained 6 suitably pre-ionized in preparation for the application of a positive trigger signal or pulse 33 on the control grid 26.
  • preionized and pre-ionization are used with reference to the small amount of ionization that occurs in the cavities 4 and 5 at a time or times other than when the main discharge between the cathode and anode is occurring, such as in advance of the main discharge ionization.
  • the cavity 4 is filled with'a high density of ionization due to the inrush of charging current to the upper grid 36 of the cavity 4 which is necessary in order to lower rapidly the potential of the grid 36 to essentially cathode potential.
  • the value of the inrushing current is a function of the reluctance of the grid 36 to change rapidly its potential which, in turn, is a function of the capacitive coupling between the upper grid 36 of the cavity 4 and the lower grid 37 of the cavity 5, and any capacitance that may be connected externally of the grid 36.
  • an envelope an anode and cathode mounted in insulated spaced relation in said envelope, a control electrode between said anode and cathode, a perforate hollow electrode assembly disposed between said anode and control electrode, said hollow electrode assembly comprising a pair of conductive elements including perforate planar portions extending in spaced relation transversely in said envelope and a tubular insulative member separating said conductive elements, and an ionizable filling in said envelope including a portion in said hollow electrode assembly, said conductive elements being adapted for operating at different potentials for preionizing essentially only said portion of said filling contained in said hollow electrode assembly, thereby to facilitate initiation of a conductive discharge through said device between said anode and cathode upon application of an ignition signal to said control electrode.
  • an envelope an anode and cathode mounted in insulated, spaced relation in said envelope, a control electrode between said anode and cathode, a perforate hollow electrode assembly disposed linearly between said anode and control electrode, said hollow electrode assembly comprising a pair of conductive elements including perforate planar portions extending in spaced relation transversely in said envelope and an insulative wall section of said envelope separating said conductive elements, and an ionizable filling in said envelope including a portion thereof contained in said hollow electrode assembly, said conductive elements being adapted for operating at different potentials for pre-ionizing said portion of said filling contained in said hollow electrode assembly in advance of a conductive discharge between said anode and cathode, thereby to facilitate initiation of said conductive discharge through said device between said anode and cathode upon application of an ignition signal to said control electrode.
  • An electric discharge device comprising an envelope, an anode and cathode mounted in insulated, spaced relation in said envelope, a control electrode between said anode and cathode and disposed adjacent said cathode, a pair of transverse perforate conductive elements in said envelope having the rim portions thereof extending through the wall of said envelope and separated by a section of the wall of said envelope and defining therewith ahollow electrode assembly disposed between said anode and control electrode, an ionizable filling in said envelope including a portion contained in said hollow electrode assembly, and means foroperating said conductive elements of said assembly at difierent potentials for effectively pre-ionizing said portion of said ionizable filling contained in said hollow electrode assembly, thereby to facllitate initiation of a conductive discharge through said device between said anode and cathode upon application of an ignition signal to said control electrode.
  • An electric discharge device comprising an envelope, an anode and cathode mounted in insulated, spaced relation in said envelope, a control electrode between said anode'and cathode and disposed adjacent said cathode, a pair of transverse perforate conductive elements in said envelope sep'arated by a section of the wall of said envelope and defining therewith a hollow electrode assembly disposed between said anode and control electrode, an ionizable filling in said envelope including a portion contained in said hollow electrode assembly, an element substantially battling the perforations in each of said conductive elements, and high-resistance means for operating said conductive elements of said assembly at different potentials for effectively pre-ionizing said portion of said ionizable filling contained in said hollow electrode assembly in advance of the ionization of the remaining portion of said filling in said envelope, thereby to facilitate initiation of a conductive discharge through said device between said anode and cathode upon application of an ignition signal to said control electrode.
  • a gas discharge device comprising an envelope including insulative annular wall sections and containing a gaseous filling, an anode and cathode mounted in said envelope at opposite ends thereof, a control electrode between said anode and cathode and disposed adjacent said cathode, a pair of oppositely extending conductive cup-like grid elements each extending re-entrantly in and in laterallyclosely spaced relation with a wall section of said envelope, said grid elements having perforate bottoms and being sealed at the rims thereof to the opposite ends of an interposed insulative wall section of said envelope with which said grid elements define a hollow electrode assembly interposed between said anode and control grid and containing a portion of said gaseous filling, and said grid elements being adapted for operating at different potentials for effecting pre-ionization of said portion of said gaseous filling contained in said hollow electrode assembly, thereby to facilitate initiation of a conductive discharge through said device between said anode and cathode upon application of an ignition signal to said control grid
  • a gas dischargedevice comprising an envelope including insulative annular wall sections and containing a gaseous filling, an anode and cathode mounted in said envelope at opposite ends thereof, a control electrode between said anode and cathode and disposed adjacent said cathode, a pair of oppositely extending conductive cuplike grid elements each extending re-entrantly in and in laterally closely spaced relation with a wall section of said envelope, said grid elements having perforate bottoms and being sealed at the rims thereof to the opposite ends of an interposed insulative wall section of said envelope with which said grid elements define a hollow electrode assembly interposed between said anode and control electrode and containing a portion of said gaseous filling, a baffie element supported transversely across the bottom portion of each of said grid elements and substantially bafiiing the perforations therein, and said grid ele ments being adapted for operating at different potentials for effecting pre-ionization of said portion of said gaseous filling contained in said hollow electrode assembly
  • an envelope including a gaseous filling and annular insulative wall sections, an'anode and cathode sealed at opposite ends of said envelope, a cupshaped control grid interposed between said anode and cathode and a rim thereof sealed between a pair of said wall sections, at least one gradient grid cavity interposed between said anode and control grid and comprising a pair of oppositely extending cup-shaped grid elements each extending re-entrantly in a wall section of said envelope, said grid elements having perforate bottoms and being sealed at the rims thereof to the ends of said wall sections in which they extend and to the opposite ends of another wall section interposed between said rims, said grid elements and interposed wall section defining a cavity containing a portion of said gaseous filling, bafiie cle merits supported transversely in the bottom of each of said grid elements and substantially baflling the perforations therein for minimizing undesirable straying of ions from said cavity, means for applying positive and negative potentials to said ano
  • a gas discharge device comprising an insulative envelope, a gas filling contained in said envelope, and a pair of oppositely extending conductive cup-like grid elements each extending reentrantly in a wall section of said envelope, said grid elements having perforate bottoms and being sealed at the rims thereof to the opposite ends of an interposed section of said wall of said envelope to define therewith a hollow electrode assembly containing a predetermined quantity of said gas filling for being preionized independently of the remaining portion of said filling in said envelope when said grid elementsare operated at difierent potentials.
  • a gas discharge device comprising an elongated envelope, an anode and cathode mounted in insulated longitudinally spaced relation in said envelope, a gas filling in said envelope, a pair of oppositely extending cup-like grid elements each extending reentrantly in a wall section of said envelope, said grid elements having perforate bottoms and being sealed at the rims thereof to the opposite ends of an interposed tubular insulator to define therewith a hollow electrode assembly containing a portion of said gas filling adapted for being pre-ionized independently of the remaining portion of said filling in said envelope when said grid elements are operated at diiferent potentials.

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FR2708784A1 (fr) * 1993-07-29 1995-02-10 Litton Systems Inc Thyratron ayant une tension de réservoir optimisée intérieurement.

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