High Power CX 1536A Thyratron

Abstract

The development of the Megawatt Average Power (MAPS-40) thyratron for multimegawatt pulsers was a major factor in reducing power conditioning subsystem size and weight for mobile military applications. In addition to providing a tractable package size, the resulting reduction in component count permitted by a single large "super" thyratron has led to an improvement in subsystem reliability. This paper reports the evaluation of an English Electric Valve (EEV) CX 1536A thyratron to determine its suitability for megawatt (MW) average power operation. The tube represents a first cut by EEV at modifying one of their standard ex 1536 thyratron to handle higher peak current. Poor inverse voltage hold-off occurred above 30 kilovolts (kV) preventing the CX 1536A from reaching the MW average power level. The maximum average power achieved was 0.4 MW and an operational envelope for rep-rate and anode voltage (E sub[py]) determined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA638024

Entities

People

  • J. C. O'connell

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Circuits
  • Clipper Circuits
  • Electronics
  • Military Applications
  • Modulators
  • Power
  • Power Conditioning
  • Power Levels
  • Pulsed Power
  • Repetition Rate
  • Reservoirs
  • Resistors
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thyratrons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Electrical Engineering