US 12,451,672 B2
Three-dimensional graphene network electrode for a high-power switch circuit
Wayne R. Howe, Irvine, CA (US); and Jeffrey H. Hunt, Thousand Oaks, CA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/179,129.
Prior Publication US 2024/0305068 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. H01T 2/02 (2006.01)
CPC H01T 2/02 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A high-power switch circuit, comprising:
a cathode and an anode, wherein one or more of the cathode and the anode comprises a three-dimensional graphene network, wherein the three-dimensional graphene network comprises a three-dimensional network of carbon rings with delocalized pi bonding in directions other than along planar sheets;
a gap separating the cathode and the anode;
a high-power voltage source electrically connected to the cathode and the anode; and
a trigger device configured to selectively control triggering of an electrical current between the cathode and the anode.