Research on Triggering Characteristics of Triple-gap Laser Triggered Vacuum Switch
Song Xinzhe1, Liao Minfu1, Lu Gang1, Ma Hui1, Han Xiaotao2
1. School of Electrical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China; 2. Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074, China
Abstract：High-voltage laser-triggered vacuum switches have good application prospects in pulsed power systems. Laser triggered vacuum switch (LTVS) is a new type of pulsed power closed switch that combines pulsed laser technology with vacuum switching technology. Compared with laser-triggered gas switches, laser-triggered vacuum switches can obtain similar or even better delay characteristics under the same conditions, while avoiding a series of technical problems of gas switches. As the application areas of pulsed power technology continue to expand and system capacity grows, LTVS has the potential to become a switching device for higher power applications In this paper, a multi-gap laser-triggered vacuum switch is designed which consists of a laser-triggered gap and two symmetrical curling stainless steel electrodes in series. Based on the detachable vacuum chamber, a laser-triggered multi-gap vacuum switch test platform was built, and triggering characteristics of the multi-gap switch were experimentally studied under different laser energies, different operating voltages, and different voltage split ratios. The delay characteristics of the three-gap laser trigger switch are compared and analyzed, and the main factors affecting the delay characteristics of the multi-gap series switch are explored, and the optimization design scheme of the working parameters of the high-performance multi-gap switch is obtained.The experimental results show that the trigger delay time of the multi-gap switch is not only related to the external working conditions, but also affected by the working parameters among the three gaps. With the increase of laser energy and operating voltage, the trigger delay and jitter time of the switch decrease. By matching with appropriate working parameters, the better time-delay characteristics can be obtained. The on-trigger delay of the three-gap LTVS is determined by the on-delay of each gap and is mainly affected by the delay of its first self-breakdown gap, and the remaining self-breakdown gap can be quickly turned on at a steeper impulse voltage. The voltage division ratio of each gap of the three-gap LTVS has a significant impact on the working delay of the switch, and the change of the voltage division ratio will change the rate of increase of the superimposed shock voltage during the trigger process, which will make the switch on rate different. When the laser energy and operating voltage are high, the trigger gap has a higher voltage division ratio and the switching trigger performance is relatively good. The trigger delay of the three-gap LTVS gradually decreases with the increase of laser energy and operating voltage, that is, LTVS can obtain better trigger performance at higher laser energy and working voltage. When the laser energy was 30mJ and the operating voltage is 30kV, The trigger on characteristics of the three-gap laser trigger vacuum switch can be improved by increasing the laser energy, working voltage and changing the divider voltage ratio, wherein the on-time delay of the three-gap LTVS can be controlled at 167±3ns when the laser energy is 30mJ, the operating voltage is 30kV, and the partial voltage ratio is 4:1:1. The experimental research in this paper can lay the foundation for the study of high-performance laser-triggered multi-stage vacuum switches in higher voltage fields.
宋心哲, 廖敏夫, 卢刚, 马汇, 韩小涛. 三间隙激光触发真空开关触发特性研究[J]. 电工技术学报, 0, (): 26-26.
Song Xinzhe, Liao Minfu, Lu Gang, Ma Hui, Han Xiaotao. Research on Triggering Characteristics of Triple-gap Laser Triggered Vacuum Switch. Transactions of China Electrotechnical Society, 0, (): 26-26.
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