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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charalampos D Marinos, Brooklynn Center, MN (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1022027 ; 89-8 ; 1022028 ; 102472 ; 200 6108 ; 315 76 ; 315203 ; 328251 ;
Abstract
The apparatus and method disclosed herein relates to a precision capillary discharge switch to deliver a predetermined power across a gap at the ends of electrodes enclosed in a containment envelop with a fluid media therein. A method of calibration is used to assign specific operating and arc triggering voltages based on a given gap dimension, ionization properties of the fluid or gas media and pressure within the containment envelope. The ends of the electrodes at the calibrated gap include tip geometry designed to reliably transfer power across the gap when the desired operating voltage range is reached.