UnitedStatesPatent
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Shilohet
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USOO5148111A[11]
PatentNumber:
[45]
DateofPatent:
5,148,111
Sep.15,1992
[54]ELECfROMAGNETICPULSESIMULATOR[75]Inventors:JosephShiloh,Haifa;AvnerRosenberg,BeitShearim,bothofIsrael[73]Assignee:StateofIsrael,MinistryofDefense,Rafael-ArmamentDevelopmentAuthority,Haifa,Israel[21]Appl.No.:674,265[22]Filed:Mar.25,1991[30]ForeignApplicationPriorityDataApr.27,1990[ILlIsrael94232[51]Int.Cl.sH03K
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PrimaryExaminer-Timothy
P.Callahan
Attorney,Agent,or
Firm-BenjaminJ.Barish[57]ABSTRACTAnelectromagneticpulsesimulatorincludestwolarge-areaelectrodesmountedinspacedapartrelation,andahighvoltagegeneratorelectricallyconnectedtothetwoelectrodestoapplyahighvoltagebetweenthem.Theelectricalconnectionofthehigh-voltagegeneratorandatleastoneoftheelectrodescomprisesapluralityofelectricalconductorsinmutually-spacedrelationwitheachconductorbeingenclosedwithinaninsulat-ingsheathfilledwithaninsulatinggasunderpressure.20Claims,3DrawingSheets
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