Optical diagnostics and numerical modelling of arc re-strikes in low-voltage circuit breakers

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 2991-2999

  Fievet C ^a   Barrault, M ^a   Petit, P ^a   Chevrier P ^a   Fleurier, C ^b   Andre V ^b  

^a SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT BREAKING ARCS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ARC RESTRIKING PHENOMENA;

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS;

EID: 0031558596     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/30/21/013     Document Type: Article

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