Design and application considerations for motors in steep-fronted surge environments

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 177-186

  Ghai, Nirmal K ^a  

^a Magnetek   (United States)

Author keywords

AC machines; Steep fronted surges; Switching transients; Turn insulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC SURGES; ELECTRIC WINDINGS; LIGHTING; OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS; SWITCHING; TESTING;

LIGHTNING SURGES; STEEP FRONTED SURGES; SWITCHING SURGES; SWITCHING TRANSIENTS;

AC MACHINERY;

EID: 0030643778     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.567107     Document Type: Article

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