Arc motion and pressure formation in low voltage switchgear

IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Part A

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-38

  Lindmayer, Manfred ^a   Paulke, Joachim ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arc imaging; Arc motion; Circuit breakers; Low voltage switchgear; Pressure formation; Switching arc

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PLASMAS; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS;

ARC CHAMBER; ARC IMAGING; ARC MOTION; PRESSURE FORMATION;

ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR;

EID: 0032026746     PISSN: 10709886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/95.679030     Document Type: Article

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