Abstract: The ignition of spark gaps for the production of shockwaves in the contactless comminution of concrements, using a capacitor discharge is improved by providing at least for some time prior to the ignition proper a voltage much smaller than the breakthrough voltage for producing a small current between the electrodes that prepares a channel in the discharge gap.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 14, 1990
Date of Patent:
September 21, 1993
Assignee:
Dormer GmbH
Inventors:
Wolfram Einars, Harald Eizenhoefer, Reiner Schultheiss