High-explosive driven crowbar switch

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1974-10-30

1976-01-13

Scott, James R.

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Special application

Frangible or destructible type

H01H 3900

Patent

active

039327175

ABSTRACT:
The disclosure relates to a compact explosive driven switch for use as a low resistance, low inductance crowbar switch. A high-explosive charge extrudes a deformable conductive metallic plate through a polyethylene insulating layer to achieve a hard current contact with a supportive annular conductor.

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patent: 3260810 (1966-07-01), Alston et al.
patent: 3269987 (1966-08-01), Alston et al.
patent: 3641289 (1972-02-01), Dokopoulos

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