Thermal simulation of switchgear

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 434-439

  Paulke, Joachim ^a   Weichert, Hans ^b   Steinhaeuser, Peter ^c  

^a University of Applied Science   (Germany)

^b Rockwell Automation AG   (Switzerland)

^c VT GmbH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contact physics; Contactor; Heat sources; Manual motor controller; Switchgear; Switching arc; Terminals; Thermal simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC LOADS; HEAT LOSSES; INFRARED RADIATION; THERMOCOUPLES;

THERMAL DESIGNS;

ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR;

EID: 0036767719     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAPT.2002.804608     Document Type: Conference Paper

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