High Power Thyratron Evaluation

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Abstract:

Evaluation of high power thyratrons designed and fabricated by ITT and EEV for SDIO applications will be discussed. Results will be presented on switches for burst mode applications and continuous duty operation. For burst mode conditions of interest for LLNLs LINAC programs ITTs F259 and F266 and EEVs CX 1547, 1547R, and 1536R were evaluated at pulse repetition rates up to 6 kilohertz at peak forward voltages of 25 and 40 kilovolts. The feasibility of EEVs CX 1700 type thyratrons to switch up to 1 megawatts in a continuous mode of operation was also explored. In the latter study, conducted at a repetition rate of 100-200 hertz, the peak current was 18 kiloamperes and the peak forward voltage was 40 kilovolts.

Author(s):
Mcgowan, Joseph ; Long, Brian
Author Organization(s):
ARMY ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY AND DEVICES LAB FORT MONMOUTH NJ
Descriptive Note:
Conference paper
Supplementary Note:
See also ADM002371. Published in 2013 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference, Digest of Technical Papers 1976-2013, and Abstracts. Presented at the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science Held in San Francisco, CA on 16-21 June 2013. U.S. Government or Federal Purpose Rights License.
Pagination:
0005

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
ASDC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Quantum Science and Computing
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*HIGH POWER, *THYRATRONS, FABRICATION, PEAK POWER, PULSES, REPETITION RATE, SWITCHES, VOLTAGE
Field(s)/Group(s):
Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Report Date:
1989 Jun 01
Creation Date:
2016 Oct 03