KRYPTON-85-FREE SPARK GAP WITH A DISCHARGE PROBE

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a spark gap device that includes a first electrode having a first surface and a second electrode having a second surface offset from and facing the first surface. The spark gap device also includes a light source configured to emit light toward at leas...

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Main Authors SOMMERER, TIMOTHY JOHN, YOUNSI, KARIM, MICHAEL, JOSEPH DARRYL, TROTTER, JASON FREDRICK, RAHMANE, MOHAMED
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 18.02.2018
Subjects
AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
BLASTING
COMBUSTION ENGINES
CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
CORONA DEVICES
ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
GAS-TURBINE PLANTS
GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
HEATING
HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS
PLASMA TECHNIQUE
PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OFNEUTRONS
PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMICBEAMS
SPARK GAPS
SPARKING PLUGS
WEAPONS
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Summary:Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a spark gap device that includes a first electrode having a first surface and a second electrode having a second surface offset from and facing the first surface. The spark gap device also includes a light source configured to emit light toward at least the first surface such that photons emitted by the light source when the spark gap is operated are incident on the first surface and cause electron emission from the first surface. The light source includes a discharge probe having a third electrode sealed in a tube filled with an inert gas. The spark gap device may not include a radioactive component.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20172975765