The behavior of vacuum arcs between spiral contacts with a fixed-polarity arc shield

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 984-990

  Schulman, Michael Bruce ^a  

^a EATON CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance diagram; Arc shield; Arc voltage; Cathode spot; Spiral contact; Vacuum arc; Vacuum interrupter

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; IGNITION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC SHIELDING; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

APPEARANCE DIAGRAM; ARC VOLTAGE; CATHODE SPOT; FIXED POLARITY ARC SHIELD; SPIRAL CONTACTS; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC FIELD; VACUUM ARCS; VACUUM INTERRUPTER;

VACUUM;

EID: 0033334977     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.782270     Document Type: Article

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