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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Owen S Taylor, Jeannette, PA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2001 / ; 2001 / ; 335 51 ;
Abstract
Switching apparatus for very high currents utilizes the magneto hydrodyna pinch effect to interrupt a liquid metal column that occupies the gap between a pair of spaced conductors maintained apart by an insulating sleeve. The on/off condition of the switching apparatus is controlled by regulating the relationship between the fluid pressure within the sleeve and P.sub.p, the MHD pinch pressure.