A plausible mechanism for electromagnetic interference in the arc transition

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E81-C, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 435-438

  Chen, Zhuan Ke ^a,b   Hayakawa, Toshiro ^a   Sawa, Koichiro ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Cugai USA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Arc voltage fluctuation; EMI; Ionization energy; Steady arc

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; IONIZATION OF SOLIDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ARC VOLTAGE FLUCTUATION; METALLIC PHASE TRANSFERS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INTERFERENCE;

EID: 0032028144     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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