Recovery times of vacuum interrupters which have stationary anode spots

IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems

Volumn PAS-101, Issue 4, 1982, Pages 775-782

  Frind, G ^a   Carroll, J J ^a   Goody, C P ^a   Tuohy, E J ^b  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES - EVAPORATION; ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR - VACUUM APPLICATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHY, HIGH SPEED - APPLICATIONS;

VACUUM INTERRUPTERS;

ELECTRIC SPARK GAPS;

EID: 0020116822     PISSN: 00189510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPAS.1982.317141     Document Type: Article

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