High-voltage switch and use thereof for a microwave generator
AssigneeDiehl Bgt Defence GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsJurgen Urban, Geoffrey Staines
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Abstract
High-voltage switch, in particular for a microwave generator, which includes a spark gap which breaks down in order to switch when a high voltage is applied provided is a plurality of parallel-connected spark gaps (12, 12a, 12b), each having at least one electrode (13, 13a, 13b) with a series-connected fuse (14, 14a, 14b) which is irreversibly destroyed when the respective spark gap (12, 12a, 12b) breaks down.
Claims11
A high-voltage switch, such as for a microwave generator, having a high-voltage source and a plurality of spark gaps each having two electrodes, with a fuse being connected in series with each spark gap, and with these series circuits being connected to one another in a parallel circuit, wherein
- after triggering of a spark gap, said spark gap is disconnected from the voltage source by a therewith associated fuse being burnt through, allowing the triggering of another spark gap, resulting in the discharge, in the form of a cascade, of a plurality of pulse elements across the spark gaps.
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