Triggered Gas Switches for Use in Capacitor-Switch Assemblies for Ltd Technology

Abstract

Currently, active work is conducted on developing the element base for high-current generators. In this effort, a new type HCEIcsa 160-0.1 capacitor-switch assembly (CSA) has been designed and manufactured, and its test operation has identified the need for a new triggered gas switch as an element responsible for the operating voltage, pressure, and jitter of a CSA, and eventually for the output parameters of an LTD generator. The paper describes the design of a new switch for the HCEIcsa 160-0.1 capacitor-switch assembly and presents the results of its tests along with electric field calculations and experimental data on its switching characteristics, spark gap pressure, and discharge circuit parameters.