Characterization of Triggered Vacuum Switches for high current operation

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 35, Issue 1 PART 1, 1999, Pages 367-371

  Pappas, J A ^a   Pish, S P ^a   Saunas, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; SWITCHES; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

SILICON DEVICES; TRIGGERED VACUUM SWITCHES;

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0032666031     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.738433     Document Type: Article

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