The development of a vacuum interrupter retrofit for the upgrading and life extension of 121 Kv-145 Kv oil circuit breakers

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 1124-1131

  Slade, P G ^a   Voshall, R E ^a   Wayland, P O ^b   Bamford, A ^b   McCracken, G ^c   Yeckley, R ^c   Spindle, H ^c  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b Westinghouse Horseheads Operations ^*  (United States)

^c Asea Brown Boveri ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

VACUUM INTERRUPTERS;

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS, OIL;

EID: 0026187713     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: 19374208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/61.85857     Document Type: Article

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