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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Darryl Michael, Delmar, NY (US);
Jason Frederick Trotter, Glenville, NY (US);
Mohamed Rahmane, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Timothy John Sommerer, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Karim Younsi, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T 15/00 (2006.01); H01T 1/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/266 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T 15/00 (2013.01); F02C 7/266 (2013.01); H01T 1/00 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01);
Abstract
An approach is disclosed for generating seed electrons at a spark gap in the absence ofKr. The present approach utilizes the photo-electric effect, using a light source with a specific nominal wave length (or range of wavelengths) at a specific level of emitted flux to generate seed electrons.