Characteristics of High Voltage Discharge using Triggered Spark Gap

Trigged Spark Gap의 고전압 방전제어특성 연구

  • Son, Yoon-Gyu (Linac Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-Gi (Linac Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH) ;
  • Park, Sang-Wook (Linac Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH) ;
  • Cho, Moo-Hyun (Linac Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH)
  • 손윤규 (선형가속기실, 포항 가속기연구소, 포항공과대학교) ;
  • 김광기 (선형가속기실, 포항 가속기연구소, 포항공과대학교) ;
  • 박상욱 (선형가속기실, 포항 가속기연구소, 포항공과대학교) ;
  • 조무현 (선형가속기실, 포항 가속기연구소, 포항공과대학교)
  • Published : 1997.07.21

Abstract

A triggered sparkp gap switch was fabricater and its high-voltage discharge characteristics were studied. The switch is composed of two main electrodes and one trigger electrode which is placed perpendicular to the main one. Spark gap distance was fixed by 25 mm. This device has been operated without self firing at the pulse repetition frequency from 1 to 20 Hz limited by the charging current, and the hold-off voltage from 10 to 30kV. An IGBT switch and igniter coil (originally used in a car) were adopted for a trigger circuit. In this article preliminary switch characteristics of the spark gap switch are reported with the emphasis on the description of the trigger circuit.

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