High-explosive driven crowbar switch
Robert S Dike · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 2023
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.