Investigation of High-current Interruption of Vacuum Circuit Breakers

IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 607-620

  Schade, E ^b  

^a ABB Calor Emag Mittelspannung GmbH   (Germany)

^b ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CIRCUIT BREAKING ARCS; COPPER; COPPER ALLOYS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; FLUORESCENCE; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; OSCILLOGRAPHS; VACUUM; VAPORS;

COPPER CHROMIUM ALLOYS; DIELECTRIC RECOVERY; HIGH CURRENT INTERRUPTION; LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; LASER SHADOW IMAGING; MIE SCATTERING; VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER;

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS;

EID: 0027641515     PISSN: 00189367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/14.231543     Document Type: Article

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