Performance of triggered multi gap plasma closing switches filled with air, nitrogen and a nitrogen/oxygen mixture

M. Hogg; I. Timoshkin; S. MacGregor; M. Given; M. Wilson; T. Wang

Performance of triggered multi gap plasma closing switches filled with air, nitrogen and a nitrogen/oxygen mixture

M. Hogg, I. Timoshkin, S. MacGregor, M. Given, M. Wilson, T. Wang

Electronic And Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

This paper presents an experimental investigation into operation of a triggered, two
electrode switch energised with a HV impulses superimposed over a DC charging voltage.
A sphere-sphere topology with an electrode separation of 2 mm was DC energised to 6 kV, 7 kV and 8 kV and triggering impulses of varying dV/dt have been used. Breakdown
voltage, time delay to breakdown and jitter have been measured for air, nitrogen and a 60%
nitrogen/40% oxygen mixture. It is shown that higher dV/dt and higher DC energisation provide more stable and shorter time delays to breakdown.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the XXth International Conference on Gas Discharges and their Applications
Pages	598-601
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - Jul 2014
Event	20th International Conference on Gas Discharges and their Applications - Toulouse, France Duration: 6 Jul 2014 → 11 Jul 2014

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Conference	20th International Conference on Gas Discharges and their Applications
Country/Territory	France
City	Toulouse
Period	6/07/14 → 11/07/14

Keywords

HV impulses
DC charging
electrode separation

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Hogg, M, Timoshkin, I , MacGregor, S , Given, M, Wilson, M & Wang, T 2014, Performance of triggered multi gap plasma closing switches filled with air, nitrogen and a nitrogen/oxygen mixture. in Proceedings of the XXth International Conference on Gas Discharges and their Applications. pp. 598-601, 20th International Conference on Gas Discharges and their Applications, Toulouse, France, 6/07/14.

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Performance of triggered multi gap plasma closing switches filled with air, nitrogen and a nitrogen/oxygen mixture

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