Patent ID: 6600123
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: H01T

Abstract:
A rotary arc gap switch, comprising:a first circular electrode connectable to a power supply, wherein the first circular electrode is concentric about an axis that is perpendicular to a plane defined by the first circular electrode; a second circular electrode connectable to a load, the first circular electrode being separated from the second electrode by a certain distance, wherein the second circular electrode is concentric about the axis that is perpendicular to the plane defined by the first circular electrode and perpendicular to a plane defined by the second circular electrode; a first high-resistance material inserted into a first linear cut completely through the second circular electrode, wherein the first cut proceeds from a top to a bottom of the second circular electrode such that the first cut is parallel to the axis; a first trigger installed at the second electrode at an angle with respect to the first high-resistance material; and a second high-resistance material inserted into a second linear cut completely through the first circular electrode and displaced approximately 180Â° relative to the first high-resistance material, wherein the second cut proceeds from a top to a bottom of the first circular electrode such that the second cut is parallel to the axis.