Blow-Open Forces On Double-Break Contacts

IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Part A

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 32-38

  Devault, Birch ^b   Chien, Yun Ko ^a  

^a EATON CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Eaton Cutler Hammer Corp ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arcing; blow open; contacts; double break; gas pressure; ionization; J x B; radiation; short circuit

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CONTACTORS; ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; FORCE MEASUREMENT; IONIZATION; PRESSURE; RADIATION; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

ARC VOLTAGE; ARCING; BLOW OPEN FORCES; CONTACT TRAVEL; DOUBLE BREAK CONTACT; GAS PRESSURE; MAGNETIC REPULSION; SHORT CIRCUIT FAULT;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 0028384868     PISSN: 10709886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/95.296365     Document Type: Article

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