The net zero mass loss phenomenon on opening switching contacts with AC loading

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-37

  Swingler, Jonathan ^a   McBride, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AC are erosion; Oxide contacts; Silver metal

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; SEMICONDUCTING SILVER COMPOUNDS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATING CURRENT ARC EROSION; NET ZERO MASS LOSSES;

ELECTRIC SWITCHES;

EID: 0033320160     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/6144.759350     Document Type: Article

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