Tests of 6-MV triggered switches on APPRM at SNL

J. P. Corley, M. A. Dixon, A. A. Kim, B. M. Kovalchuk, V. A. Sinebryukhov, S. N. Volkov, K. C. Hodge, S. A. Drennan, J. M. Navarro, D. L. Johnson, G. Avrillaud, F. Lassalle

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Abstract

The Advanced Pulsed Power Research Module (APPRM) was constructed at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) to serve as a test bed for the development of pulsed power technologies and components that could be used in future generation high power facilities. This test bed is presently being used to develop, test, and certify switches for reliable 6 MV operations. Several switches have been designed and tested on APPRM. The first switch tested (in self break mode) was an evolved version of the Sandia designed HERMES III switch [1]. It consists of a self breakdown (cascade) section where the discharge current flows in several parallel channels, and a trigger section where the current flows through a single spark channel. The second switch tested was an HCEI/Sandia Hybrid switch. The trigger section of the Hybrid switch, designed at High Current Electronics Institute (HCEI) in Tomsk, Russia, includes six HCEI composite electrodes connected in parallel to a triggered gap via a 4-μH series isolation inductor. The discharge current in the Hybrid switch trigger section flows in several parallel channels eliminating the single channel flow as in the Sandia switch trigger section. The last switch tested is a HCEI switch design where the trigger and cascade sections are comprised of HCEI composite electrodes. The design of the switches and results of these tests are presented as well as the analysis and comparison of results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	PPPS 2001 - Pulsed Power Plasma Science 2001
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1778-1781
Number of pages	4
Volume	2
ISBN (Print)	0780371208, 9780780371200
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2001.1001917
Publication status	Published - 2001
Event	28th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science and 13th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, PPPS 2001 - Las Vegas, United States Duration: 17 Jun 2001 → 22 Jun 2001

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Other	28th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science and 13th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, PPPS 2001
Country	United States
City	Las Vegas
Period	17.6.01 → 22.6.01

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Corley, J. P., Dixon, M. A., Kim, A. A., Kovalchuk, B. M., Sinebryukhov, V. A., Volkov, S. N., ... Lassalle, F. (2001). Tests of 6-MV triggered switches on APPRM at SNL. In PPPS 2001 - Pulsed Power Plasma Science 2001 (Vol. 2, pp. 1778-1781). [1001917] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2001.1001917

Tests of 6-MV triggered switches on APPRM at SNL. / Corley, J. P.; Dixon, M. A.; Kim, A. A.; Kovalchuk, B. M.; Sinebryukhov, V. A.; Volkov, S. N.; Hodge, K. C.; Drennan, S. A.; Navarro, J. M.; Johnson, D. L.; Avrillaud, G.; Lassalle, F.

PPPS 2001 - Pulsed Power Plasma Science 2001. Vol. 2 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2001. p. 1778-1781 1001917.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Corley, JP, Dixon, MA, Kim, AA, Kovalchuk, BM, Sinebryukhov, VA, Volkov, SN, Hodge, KC, Drennan, SA, Navarro, JM, Johnson, DL, Avrillaud, G & Lassalle, F 2001, Tests of 6-MV triggered switches on APPRM at SNL. in PPPS 2001 - Pulsed Power Plasma Science 2001. vol. 2, 1001917, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1778-1781, 28th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science and 13th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, PPPS 2001, Las Vegas, United States, 17.6.01. https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2001.1001917

Corley, J. P. ; Dixon, M. A. ; Kim, A. A. ; Kovalchuk, B. M. ; Sinebryukhov, V. A. ; Volkov, S. N. ; Hodge, K. C. ; Drennan, S. A. ; Navarro, J. M. ; Johnson, D. L. ; Avrillaud, G. ; Lassalle, F. / Tests of 6-MV triggered switches on APPRM at SNL. PPPS 2001 - Pulsed Power Plasma Science 2001. Vol. 2 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2001. pp. 1778-1781

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