High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 36, Issue 11, 115003(2024)

Operating characteristics of electrically triggered vacuum surface flashover switch

Yingjie Fu1, Luokang Dong1, Shenyi Qin1, Mengbing He1、*, Mingtian Ye2, Zhen Wang2, and Zhenghong Li2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
  • 2Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, CAEP, Mianyang 621900, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Electrically triggered vacuum surface flashover switch structures
    Electrostatic field simulation
    Experimental platform
    Typical waveforms
    Typical waveforms of trigger gap pulse breakdown voltage testing
    Variation curves of pulse withstand voltage with times for four different triggering media
    Comparison of DC withstand voltage between quartz and alumina ceramics
    • Table 1. Comparison of experimental results between different switch structures

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      Table 1. Comparison of experimental results between different switch structures

      td/nstdj/nstdmax/nstdmin/nston/nstonj/nstonmax/nstonmin/nsUb/kV
      radial chip structure S117615.121313695.93.491028540
      axial bulk structure S268.86.3381.657.620.51.2524.018.450
    • Table 2. Mean and standard deviation statistics of switch trigger gap pulse withstand voltages for different triggering media

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      Table 2. Mean and standard deviation statistics of switch trigger gap pulse withstand voltages for different triggering media

      trigger timesVt/kVVtj/kV
      quartzAlNSi3N4BaO3TiquartzAlNSi3N4BaO3Ti
      1~10022.2510.8020.8112.693.152.773.180.40
      101~20022.459.8819.5512.272.600.642.380.41
      201~30022.248.7918.9312.182.340.662.130.37
      301~40022.388.7118.6612.372.240.421.750.37
      401~50021.588.6918.3812.151.980.441.370.32
      501~6008.6517.150.450.63
      all22.189.4119.1112.302.511.672.550.42
    • Table 3. Performance parameters of switches with different trigger polarity (test switch: S2 after optimization)

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      Table 3. Performance parameters of switches with different trigger polarity (test switch: S2 after optimization)

      td/nstdj/nstdmax/nstdmin/nston/nstonj/nstonmax/nstonmin/nsVt/kV
      pre-optimization (negative)17615.121313695.93.491028520
      post-optimization (positive)78.786.0689.56623.530.5124.522.52.55
      post-optimization (negative)84.7118.0411050.524.161.883022.52.64
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    Yingjie Fu, Luokang Dong, Shenyi Qin, Mengbing He, Mingtian Ye, Zhen Wang, Zhenghong Li. Operating characteristics of electrically triggered vacuum surface flashover switch[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(11): 115003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Vacuum Switches

    Received: Sep. 13, 2024

    Accepted: Oct. 8, 2024

    Published Online: Jan. 8, 2025

    The Author Email: Mengbing He (pulhmb@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202436.240325

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