KRYPTON-85-FREE SPARK GAP, AND DISCHARGE PROBE

• Main Authors: MOHAMED RAHMANE, YOUNSI KARIM, MICHAEL JOSEPH DARRYL, TIMOTHY JOHN SOMMERER, JASON FREDRICK TROTTER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 15.03.2018
• 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 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; IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FORINTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; 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; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES; WEAPONS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide spark gaps for use in ignition systems or other suitable systems.SOLUTION: A spark gap device (100) includes a first electrode (102) having a first surface (130), and a second electrode (104) having a second surface offset from and facing the first surface (130). The spark gap device also includes a light source (120) configured to emit light toward at least the first surface (130) such that photons emitted by the light source (120) when the spark gap (100) is operated are incident on the first surface (130) and cause electron emission from the first surface (130). The light source (120) includes a discharge probe (121) having a third electrode (122) sealed in a tube (124) filled with an inert gas (126). The spark gap device (100) may not include a radioactive component.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】点火システムまたは他の適切なシステムに使用するためのスパークギャップを提供する。【解決手段】第１の表面（１３０）を有する第１の電極（１０２）と、第１の表面（１３０）からずれているとともに面している第２の表面を有する第２の電極（１０４）とを備えるスパークギャップ装置（１００）は、スパークギャップ（１００）が動作しているときに光源（１２０）によって放出された光子が第１の表面（１３０）に入射しこの第１の表面（１３０）から電子放出を引き起こすように少なくとも第１の表面（１３０）に向かって光を放出するように構成されている光源（１２０）も備える。光源（１２０）は、不活性ガス（１２６）で満たされたチューブ（１２４）内に封止された第３の電極（１２２）を有する放電プローブ（１２１）を備える。スパークギャップ装置（１００）は、放射性構成要素を含まないことができる。【選択図】図１