| Автор | S J MacGregor |
| Автор | F A Tuema |
| Автор | S M Turnbull |
| Автор | O Farish |
| Дата выпуска | 1993-06-14 |
| dc.description | Two parallel experiments have been undertaken to investigate the mechanisms which govern the recovery of spark gap switches in repetitive applications. Measurement of the neutral gas density is accomplished using a laser Schlieren technique which enables spatial and temporal cooling of the gas to be observed. The rate of rise of voltage recovery is recorded using a double-pulse modulator system which determines the breakdown voltage of the gas at specific time intervals after breakdown by the first pulse. A continuous sweep voltage is applied to the switch in order to establish the influence of ions on the recovery characteristics. Results are presented for SF<sub>6</sub>/bin and air which show that voltage recovery is not solely governed by recovery of neutral gas density. There is a significant influence from the residual ion population created by the previous discharge. This influence is dominant for several hundred milliseconds after breakdown. The application of a suitable sweep voltage effectively minimizes the ion population, which results in significantly improved voltage recovery characteristics. |
| Формат | application.pdf |
| Издатель | Institute of Physics Publishing |
| Название | The operation of repetitive high-pressure spark gap switches |
| Тип | paper |
| DOI | 10.1088/0022-3727/26/6/010 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1361-6463 |
| Print ISSN | 0022-3727 |
| Журнал | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics |
| Том | 26 |
| Первая страница | 954 |
| Последняя страница | 958 |
| Аффилиация | S J MacGregor; Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK |
| Аффилиация | F A Tuema; Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK |
| Аффилиация | S M Turnbull; Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK |
| Аффилиация | O Farish; Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK |
| Выпуск | 6 |
