Recovery of breakdown strength of a vacuum interrupter after extinction of high currents

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 207-215

  Schade, E ^a   Dullni, E ^b  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b ABB Calor Emag Mittelspannung GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRIGGER CIRCUITS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

BREAKDOWN STRENGTH; VACUUM INTERRUPTERS;

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS;

EID: 0036540262     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.993737     Document Type: Conference Paper

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