High Power Thyratron Evaluation
Abstract
Evaluation of high power thyratrons designed and fabricated by IT&T and EEV for SDIO applications will be discussed. Results will be presented on switches for burst mode applications and continuous duty operation. For burst mode conditions of interest for LLNL's LINAC programs IT&T's F259 and F266 and EEV's CX 1547, 1547(R), and 1536(R) were evaluated at pulse repetition rates up to 6 kilohertz at peak forward voltages of 25 and 40 kilovolts. The feasibility of EEV's CX 1700 type thyratrons to switch up to 1 megawatts in a continuous mode of operation was also explored. In the latter study, conducted at a repetition rate of 100-200 hertz, the peak current was 18 kiloamperes and the peak forward voltage was 40 kilovolts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA638124
Entities
People
- Brian Long
- Joseph Mcgowan
Organizations
- United States Army Communications-Electronics Command