Velocity Distribution of the Moving Cathode Spot in Breaking Contact Arcs

IEEE Transactions on Components, Hybrids, and Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1978, Pages 152-157

  Itoyama, Kagehiro ^a   Matsumoto, Goro ^b  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS, CIRCUIT BREAKING;

EID: 0017981715     PISSN: 01486411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCHMT.1978.1135264     Document Type: Article

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