Comparative study of pulsed breakdown processes and mechanisms in self-triggered four-electrode pre-ionized switches  

作　　者：Tianchi WANG Chuyu SUN Youheng YANG Haiyang WANG Linshen XIE Tao HUANG Yingchao DU Wei CHEN 王天驰;孙楚昱;杨友恒;王海洋;谢霖燊;黄涛;杜应超;陈伟(Key Laboratory of Particle&Radiation Imaging(Tsinghua University),Ministry of Education,Beijing 100084,People’s Republic of China;State Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect,Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology,Xi’an 710024,People’s Republic of China;State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment,Xi’an Jiaotong University,Xi’an 710049,People’s Republic of China)

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory of Particle&Radiation Imaging(Tsinghua University),Ministry of Education,Beijing 100084,People’s Republic of China [2]State Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect,Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology,Xi’an 710024,People’s Republic of China [3]State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment,Xi’an Jiaotong University,Xi’an 710049,People’s Republic of China

出　　处：《Plasma Science and Technology》2022年第11期114-125,共12页等离子体科学和技术（英文版）

摘　　要：This work investigates the pulsed breakdown processes and mechanisms of self-triggered preionized switches with a four-electrode structure in nitrogen through intensified charge coupled device photographs.The diameter of the trigger plane hole mainly determines the switch’s electric field distribution.Two configurations with minimum and maximum trigger plane holes are adopted for comparison.In the switch with a minimum trigger plane hole,the maximum electric field distributes at the surfaces of the main electrodes.Although charged particles in the triggering spark channel cannot drift out,homogeneous discharges can be stimulated from both the cathode and anode surfaces through ultraviolet illumination.Two sub-gaps are likely to break down simultaneously.In the switch with a maximum trigger plane hole,the maximum electric field locates near the trigger electrodes.Discharges in both sub-gaps initiate from the trigger electrodes in the form of a positive or negative streamer.Due to the lower breakdown voltage and electric field threshold for discharge initiation,the cathode side sub-gap breaks down first.The analysis of two extreme examples can be referenced in the future design and improvement of self-triggered four-electrode switches with different trigger electrode structures.

关 键 词：gas switch optical diagnosis pre-ionization pulsed breakdown 

分 类 号：O461.2[理学—电子物理学]