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Some handy dandy formulas are given so as to enable the performance of various types of switches to be estimated. Occasional crude models of what is going on are outlined from time to time, although these are probably only notable for their lack of physical insight. Various possible layouts of switches are described and the performance of some of these are indicated although it is to be understood that these are typical best results. Reality is frequently/nearly always/inevitably worse than these (as usual). Various reasons why this may be so are hinted at in the talk. Finally a few novel, cheap and plausibly useless switches of unusual design are described.
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Martin, J.C. (1996). Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Switches. In: Martin, T.H., Guenther, A.H., Kristiansen, M. (eds) J. C. Martin on Pulsed Power. Advances in Pulsed Power Technology, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1561-0_25
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