An Experimental Equation of V-I Characteristics of Breaking Arc for Ag, Au, Cu and Ni Electrical Contacts

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E86-C, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 926-931

  Sekikawa, Junya ^a   Kubono, Takayoshi ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arc discharge; Breaking arc; Experimental equation; V I characteristics

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; GOLD; NICKEL; SILVER;

BREAKING ARCS;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 0141903315     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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