Design of a nanosecond high voltage surface discharge switch

D.B. Pawelek; P.A.A.F. Wouters; A.J.M. Pemen; G.J.H. Brussaard; A.H. Kemper

doi:10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345654

Design of a nanosecond high voltage surface discharge switch

D.B. Pawelek, P.A.A.F. Wouters, A.J.M. Pemen, G.J.H. Brussaard, A.H. Kemper

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In this paper, we propose a concept for a novel high voltage low impedance surface discharge switch. The mechanism of surface discharges in gas was investigated on the nanosecond scale by Mesyats (2005). The important parameters which determine the switching performance of a pulsed-charged surface discharge switch, namely breakdown voltage, breakdown jitter and multi-channelling behaviour are controlled by dimensions of the discharge gap, the characteristics of the dielectric, the type and pressure of the gas and the rise time of the applied voltage pulse. The number of channels formed in a surface discharge switch is mainly a function of the applied voltage pulse (dV/dt > 1 kV/ns)2. The breakdown mechanism of a surface discharge switch was investigated by Reinovsky and Goforth (2004). A novel design of high voltage low impedance surface discharge switch was simulated in CST Microwave Studio. The basic design parameters were 2 nanosecond pulse length, very low characteristics impedance (2 Omega) and 1 nanosecond rise time. A high dielectric constant causes a low impedance, while keeping the distance between the powered electrode and the grounded base plate large enough to prevent breakdown. The

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 34th IEEE International conference on Plasma Science and 16th International Pulsed Power conference (ICOPS 2007), Albuquerque, USA, 17-22 June 2007
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-0915-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345654
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	34th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, ICOPS 2007 - Albuquerque, United States Duration: 17 Jun 2007 → 22 Jun 2007 Conference number: 34

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Conference	34th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, ICOPS 2007
Abbreviated title	ICOPS 2007 / PPC 2007
Country/Territory	United States
City	Albuquerque
Period	17/06/07 → 22/06/07

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Pawelek, D. B., Wouters, P. A. A. F., Pemen, A. J. M., Brussaard, G. J. H., & Kemper, A. H. (2007). Design of a nanosecond high voltage surface discharge switch. In Proceedings of the 34th IEEE International conference on Plasma Science and 16th International Pulsed Power conference (ICOPS 2007), Albuquerque, USA, 17-22 June 2007 Article 4345654 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345654

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Pawelek, DB, Wouters, PAAF , Pemen, AJM, Brussaard, GJH & Kemper, AH 2007, Design of a nanosecond high voltage surface discharge switch. in Proceedings of the 34th IEEE International conference on Plasma Science and 16th International Pulsed Power conference (ICOPS 2007), Albuquerque, USA, 17-22 June 2007., 4345654, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, 34th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, ICOPS 2007, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 17/06/07. https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345654

Design of a nanosecond high voltage surface discharge switch. / Pawelek, D.B.; Wouters, P.A.A.F.; Pemen, A.J.M. et al.
Proceedings of the 34th IEEE International conference on Plasma Science and 16th International Pulsed Power conference (ICOPS 2007), Albuquerque, USA, 17-22 June 2007. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2007. 4345654.

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Pawelek DB, Wouters PAAF , Pemen AJM, Brussaard GJH, Kemper AH. Design of a nanosecond high voltage surface discharge switch. In Proceedings of the 34th IEEE International conference on Plasma Science and 16th International Pulsed Power conference (ICOPS 2007), Albuquerque, USA, 17-22 June 2007. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2007. 4345654 doi: 10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345654

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