Influence of interrupted current amplitude on the post-arc current and gap recovery after current zero - Experiment and simulation

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 930-937

  Huber, Eduard F J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arc memory; Dielectric recovery; Post are current; Power vacuum circuit breaker; Short circuit current interruption

Indexed keywords

ARC MEMORY; CURRENT AMPLITUDE; CURRENT ZERO; DIELECTRIC RECOVERY; GAP RECOVERY TIME; POST ARC CURRENT; RATE OF RISE OF THE RECOVERY VOLTAGE; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT INTERRUPTION; TRANSIENT RECOVERY VOLTAGE; VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER;

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA SHEATHS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SIMULATION; TRANSIENTS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 0033353250     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.782262     Document Type: Article

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