Numerical simulation of the residual charge of vacuum interrupters

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5 I, 2001, Pages 754-758

  Gilles, René ^b   Weltmann, Klaus Dieter ^a,b   Schade, Ekkehard ^b   Claessens, Max ^b  

^a IEEE

^b ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contact heating; Simulation of residual charge; Slow ion component; Vacuum interrupter

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; IONS; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASMAS; VAPORS;

ARC PLASMA; FAST IONS; RESIDUAL CHARGE; SLOW IONS; VACUUM INTERRUPTERS;

VACUUM FURNACES;

EID: 0035485318     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.964469     Document Type: Article

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