Pulsed ionized diodes have shown to be an attractive mode to develop thermionic converters (Rasor, 1972). Usually the investigations have been focused to work with additive gases and constant loads at steady state (Zherebtsov et al, 1984 and McVey, 1991). The experimental transient graphs reported suggest a dynamic behavior of the thermionic converter. Periods of the order of 300 /spl mu/s have been reported for the decay time of voltage and current, a condition that is similar to a capacitive discharge. A circuit model for a thermionic converter to define this condition is proposed. Using this model, an electrical analysis of the thermionic converter power with different switching loads is made. Both, resistive and reactive loads are connected. Special emphasis is dedicated to determine the resonance frequencies.
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机译：脉冲离子二极管已被证明是开发热电子转换器的一种有吸引力的模式（Rasor，1972）。通常，研究主要集中在添加气体和稳定状态下的恒定载荷上（Zherebtsov等，1984; McVey，1991）。报告的实验瞬态图表明了热电子转换器的动态行为。对于电压和电流的衰减时间，已经报道了大约300 / spl mu / s的周期，这种情况类似于电容性放电。提出了用于定义此条件的热电子转换器的电路模型。使用该模型，对具有不同开关负载的热电子转换器功率进行了电气分析。电阻性负载和电抗性负载都已连接。特别强调确定共振频率。
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