Evaluation of switching surge overvoltages on medium voltage power systems

IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems

Volumn PAS-101, Issue 6, 1982, Pages 1727-1734

  Perkins, J F ^a  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING - APPLICATIONS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS - VACUUM APPLICATIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS - APPLICATIONS;

SWITCHING TRANSIENTS; VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKERS;

ELECTRIC LINES - SURGES;

EID: 0020142934     PISSN: 00189510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPAS.1982.317226     Document Type: Article

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