High voltage electric switch

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Patent

CA 1095634

ABSTRACT This invention provides a compact high voltage self triggered electric switch having a fast switching time. The switch comprises two spaced-apart main electrodes defining a breakdown gap, two trigger electrodes each of which is directly electrically connected to different ones of the main elec- trodes, the geometry of the trigger and the main electrodes being such that the breakdown voltage between the trigger electrodes is less than the breakdown voltage between the main electrodes, with the trigger electrodes being adapted to generate electrically electro-magnetic radiation which irradiates a substantial portion of an insulating gas in the breakdown gap, the radiation being of a sufficiently high intensity to cause substantial photo electric emission of electrons in the gas and thus breakdown of the gas and an electrical discharge between the main electrodes. The trigger discharge preferably occurs across a surface of a radiation enhancing member.

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