Arc-wall interaction phenomena immediately after contact separation in magnet-blast interrupters

IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Part A

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 384-396

  Gauster, Ewald ^b   Rieder, Werner F ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Arc wall interaction; Baffle plate; Contact material; Initial arc motion; Magnet blast interrupter; Switching arc

Indexed keywords

CARBONIZATION; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COPPER; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; GEOMETRY; OXIDES; SEPARATION; STRESSES;

ARC WALL INTERACTION PHENOMENA; BAFFLE PLATE; CONTACT MATERIAL; CONTACT SEPARATION; INITIAL ARC MOTION; MAGNET BLAST INTERRUPTER; METALLIZATION; SWITCHING ARC;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 0030243864     PISSN: 10709886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/95.536840     Document Type: Article

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