Theoretical description of the current interruption in HV gas blast breakers

IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1977, Pages 1546-1555

  Hermann, W ^a   Ragaller, K ^a  

^a ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS, AIR BLAST - NOZZLES;

NOZZLE ARCS;

ELECTRIC ARCS, CIRCUIT BREAKING;

EID: 0017532417     PISSN: 00189510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/T-PAS.1977.32483     Document Type: Article

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