Twt arcing suppressor using temporary shunting thyratron and long duration disablingcircuit

Claim 1

A VOLTAGE CONTROL CIRCUIT TO PROTECT A LOAD AGAINST ARCING SHORTS IN A CURRENT PATH THERETHROUGH HAVING FIRST AND SECOND ENDS, COMPRISING A POWER SUPPLY COUPLED TO THE FIRST AND SECOND ENDS OF SAID CURRENT PATH ACROSS SAID LOAD AND HAVING A SWITCHING MEANS FOR DEACTIVATING SAID POWER SUPPLY AND A CURRENT STORAGE MEANS COUPLED ACROSS SAID POWER SUPPLY, A THYRATRON HAVING A CONTROL TERMINAL AND HAVING A CURRENT PATH COUPLED ACROSS SAID POWER SUPPLY, A BLOCKING OSCILLATOR COUPLED TO THE CURRENT PATH OF SAID LOAD AND TO SAID CONTROL TERMINAL OF SAID THYRATRON, SAID BLOCKING OSCILLATOR RESPONDING TO AN ARCING SHORT TO INITIATE SAID THYRATRON INTO CONDUCTION SO THAT THE CURRENT PATH THEREOF DISCHARGES SAID CURRENT STORAGE MEANS OF SAID POWER SUPPLY AND LOWERS THE VOLTAGE