DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO FLAT GAS DISCHARGE TUBES

摘要

Disclosed are devices and methods related to flat gas discharge tubes (GDTs). In some embodiments, a plurality of GDTs can be fabricated from an insulator plate having a first side and a second side, with the insulator plate defining a plurality of openings. Each opening can be covered by first and second electrodes on the first and second sides of the insulator plate to thereby define an enclosed gas volume configured for GDT operation. Various examples related to such GDTs, including electrode configurations, opening configurations, pre-ionization features, grouping of a GDT with another GDT or device, and packaging configurations, are disclosed.

主权项

1. A gas discharge tube (GDT) device comprising:
an insulator layer having first and second sides and a polygon shape with a plurality of edges, the insulator layer including a score feature along at least one of the edges, the insulator layer defining one or more openings; and first and second electrodes disposed on the first and second sides of the insulator layer, respectively, so as to cover each of the one or more openings to thereby define an enclosed gas volume.