Article

Plasma Investigations
2009. V. 47. № 4. P. 489–493
Alferov D.F., Evsin D.V., Ivanov V.P.
Raising the interrupting capacity of vacuum gap with transverse magnetic field by means of shunting resistor
Annotation
The possibility is investigated of raising the interrupting capacity of a vacuum gap with constant axisymmetric magnetic field by means of a shunting resistor with a resistance of $0.5$–$2$ Ohm. The investigations are performed at a current increasing in time with amplitude of up to $1000$ A. The dependence of clamping current on the resistance of shunting resistor and on the rate of current rise is found.
Article reference:
Alferov D.F., Evsin D.V., Ivanov V.P. Raising the interrupting capacity of vacuum gap with transverse magnetic field by means of shunting resistor, High Temp., 2009. V. 47. № 4. P. 489