Vacuum switch apparatus
CA 2011644 C · Owner: Kurosawa, Yukio · Inventors: Suzuki, Kouzi; Arita, Hiroshi; Kurosawa, Yukio
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A vacuum switch apparatus has an electrically insulating vacuum enclosure which is evacuated to a vacuum degree of 2 x 10-2 Torr or less. One set of anode and cathode electrodes is arranged in the vacuum enclosure, having capacity which permits the flow of a discharge current of at least 1 KA therebetween and being operable to switch the discharge current at least 106 shots. A high voltage power supply applies a high voltage of at least 20 KV across the anode and cathode electrodes. An electron beam irradiation unit irradiates an electron beam on the anode electrode through the cathode electrode. A control electrode is arranged between the beam irradiation unit and the cathode electrode, …
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- Filed March 7, 1990 and granted February 20, 1996. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 7, 2010.
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