3-D finite element analysis of magnetic blowout forces acting on the arc in molded case circuit breakers

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 2 PART 2, 1997, Pages 2053-2056

  Ito, Shokichi ^a   Kawase, Yoshihiro ^b   Mori, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a FUKUOKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

ARC CURRENTS; FLUX DENSITY; MAGNETIC BLOWOUT FORCES; MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKERS;

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS;

EID: 0031101761     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.582717     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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