Transition from constricted to diffuse vacuum arc modes during high AC current interruption

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 991-1000

  Zatucki, Zdzistaw ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMA JETS;

ARC MODE; BUTT CONTACT; CATHODE SPOTS; CONSTRICTED ARC; CURRENT INTERRUPTION; VACUUM ARC;

VACUUM;

EID: 0033308922     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.782271     Document Type: Article

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