High voltage resistor

Abstract

Abstract High voltage circuit arrangement includes a load connected to a power supply of at least 20,000 volts, and a single discrete high voltage electrical resistor connected to the power supply and load. The high voltage resistor comprises a spiral resistive path supported on a ceramic substrate which provides a uniform and continuous heat dissipation path between the ends of the resistor. A heat dissipating mounting member forms an electrical termination for the resistor, rapidly transfers heat away from the substrate, and includes a substrate alignment surface and seat in close proximity to a surface of the substrate. A threaded portion of the heat dissipating member is useful for mounting the resistor on a supporting surface and insulative means including an insulative jacket surrounds the substrate. High voltage corona inhibiting means include an insulative body that extends one-half inch beyond an end of the resistive path and embeds a lead wire connected to the resistive path. The resistive path is a cermet film type material having resistivity of 5 megohms per square, a voltage coefficient of less than 400 parts per million per volt per square, and a voltage withstanding ability of 3,000 volts per inch of resistive path. The resistive path itself comprises an intersticed mass of inert particles and a conductive phase forming an interstitial mass within the intersticed mass.

Inventors

• 👤 Arthur L Rosema
• 👤 Lynn J Brady
• 👤 Wayne A Barden

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