Inductive store opening switch

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dc.contributor.assigneeThe Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
dc.creatorWilliam F. Weldon
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-23T19:32:41Z
dc.date.available2019-10-23T19:32:41Z
dc.date.filed1982-07-16
dc.date.issued1986-02-18
dc.description.abstractThe inductive store opening switch includes a cartridge casing comprising a length of metal tubing, for disposition between a pair of electrical buss bar conductors and in contact with both so as to establish a path for electrical current therethrough. The tubular casing, having inner and outer surfaces, is scored on its outer surface to establish a rupturing point. The scoring on the outer surface may constitute many different geometric forms. A solid body of inert material is insertable within the casing and disposed adjacent the rupturing point of the casing. A propellant cartridge carrying a combustible material, such as gun powder, is disposed within the casing opposite the inserted body so as to define a cavity volume within the casing proximate the rupturing point of the casing. The cartridge further includes structure for igniting the material. The oxidation-gas products produced by ignition of the material in the propellant cartridge expand into the volume defined within the casing and cause rupturing of the casing along the scoring, thereby breaking the electrical current path established by the casing. Reinforcement members extending circumferentially of the casing on opposite sides of the scoring, may be used to control the extent of rupturing of the casing and control the gap width between casing halves. Alternatively, the casing may be ruptured by introduction of a pressurized fluid by the dumping of fluid from a high pressure accumulator into the cavity volume using a fast-acting valve.
dc.description.departmentBoard of Regents, University of Texas System
dc.identifier.applicationnumber6399017
dc.identifier.patentnumber4571468
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152/77086
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/4175
dc.publisherUnited States Patent and Trademark Office
dc.relation.ispartofUniversity of Texas Patents
dc.relation.ispartofUniversity of Texas Patents
dc.rights.restrictionOpen
dc.rights.restrictionOpen
dc.subject.cpcH01H39/006
dc.subject.uspc200/61.8
dc.subject.uspc337/290
dc.titleInductive store opening switch
dc.typePatent

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