CA951779A - Offswitching of liquid-metal arc switching device by internal current diversion to an auxiliary electrode - Google Patents

Offswitching of liquid-metal arc switching device by internal current diversion to an auxiliary electrode

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Publication number
CA951779A
CA951779A CA150,901,A CA150901A CA951779A CA 951779 A CA951779 A CA 951779A CA 150901 A CA150901 A CA 150901A CA 951779 A CA951779 A CA 951779A
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Prior art keywords
offswitching
liquid
switching device
auxiliary electrode
internal current
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CA150,901,A
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CA150901S (en
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Wilfried O. Eckhardt
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Raytheon Co
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Hughes Aircraft Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J13/00—Discharge tubes with liquid-pool cathodes, e.g. metal-vapour rectifying tubes
    • H01J13/02—Details
    • H01J13/04—Main electrodes; Auxiliary anodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/52—Cooling of switch parts
    • H01H2009/523—Cooling of switch parts by using heat pipes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2893/00—Discharge tubes and lamps
    • H01J2893/0072—Disassembly or repair of discharge tubes
    • H01J2893/0088—Tubes with at least a solid principal cathode and solid anodes
    • H01J2893/0089—Electrode systems
CA150,901,A 1971-09-07 1972-09-05 Offswitching of liquid-metal arc switching device by internal current diversion to an auxiliary electrode Expired CA951779A (en)

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US17823871A 1971-09-07 1971-09-07

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CA951779A true CA951779A (en) 1974-07-23

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US (1) US3699384A (en)
JP (1) JPS5328620B2 (en)
CA (1) CA951779A (en)
CH (1) CH545014A (en)
DE (1) DE2239526C3 (en)
FR (1) FR2152689B1 (en)
GB (1) GB1379140A (en)
SE (1) SE381127B (en)

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US4060748A (en) * 1976-07-23 1977-11-29 Hughes Aircraft Company Surface breakdown igniter for mercury arc devices
JPS58123136U (en) * 1982-02-17 1983-08-22 吉田車輌機器株式会社 Wall sheet material for handrails
GB8404173D0 (en) * 1984-02-17 1984-03-21 Ti Group Services Ltd Controlling current density
DE102007020742B8 (en) * 2007-04-28 2009-06-18 Xtreme Technologies Gmbh Arrangement for switching large electrical currents via a gas discharge
CA2903990C (en) * 2013-03-15 2020-01-07 General Electric Company Cold-cathode switching device and converter

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US2205230A (en) * 1937-08-07 1940-06-18 Patentvertungs Gmbh Hermes Gas or vapor filled controllable electric discharge device
US3263121A (en) * 1963-09-03 1966-07-26 Continental Can Co High current discharge tubes

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DE2239526B2 (en) 1974-06-27
FR2152689B1 (en) 1978-01-06
FR2152689A1 (en) 1973-04-27
CH545014A (en) 1973-11-30
JPS4836623A (en) 1973-05-30
US3699384A (en) 1972-10-17
DE2239526A1 (en) 1973-03-29
SE381127B (en) 1975-11-24
GB1379140A (en) 1975-01-02
JPS5328620B2 (en) 1978-08-16
DE2239526C3 (en) 1975-02-27

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