Influences of the microstructure on current distribution in ZnO varistors

Zhongguo Dianji Gongcheng Xuebao/Proceedings of the Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 62-66

  Chen, Qing Heng ^a   He, Jin Liang ^a   Tan, Ke Xiong ^a   Chen, Shui Ming ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Current distribution; Electrical Characteristics; Micro structure; Voronoi diagram; ZnO varistor

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; LIGHTNING ARRESTERS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

VORONOI NETWORKS; ZINC OXIDES VARISTORS;

VARISTORS;

EID: 0036699711     PISSN: 02588013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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