Failure study of metal-oxide surge arresters

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 79-82

  Akbar, Mohammad ^b   Ahmad, Monir ^a  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; SURGE PROTECTION;

METAL-OXIDE SURGE ARRESTERS (MOVA);

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

EID: 0032678079     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7796(98)00052-2     Document Type: Article

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