The 40- Ω ground-fault phenomenon

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-32

  Dagenhart, John ^a  

^a Clapp Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

40 ; Electrical distribution systems; Ground fault impedance; Minimum fault currents

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; SURVEYS;

GROUND FAULT PHENOMENON; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS;

EID: 0033877806     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.821792     Document Type: Article

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