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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1984
George R Edlin, Huntsville, AL (US);
John D Robb, St. Paul, MN (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A low cost multimegavolt high current switch that can effectively switch tages in the megavolts range and currents in the order of 200 thousand amperes. Switching is accomplished by the movement of a conductive member from a first electrically isolated position to a second electrically isolated position. During movement along a guided path the conductive member passes through an arc gap, initiating an arc or plasma in the gap to accomplish the switching action. Movement of the conductive member from one position to the other may be accomplished by gravity, pressure, electromotive drive, or other propelling means.