Numerical simulation of gas discharge protectors - a review

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 405-410

  Larsson, Anders ^a   Scuka, Viktor ^a   Borgeest, Kai ^b   Ter Haseborg, Jan Luiken ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THYRISTORS;

GAS DISCHARGE PROTECTORS; LOW VOLTAGE POWER SYSTEMS;

SURGE PROTECTION;

EID: 0033115231     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/61.754081     Document Type: Article

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