Effect of parallel circuit parameters on the instability of a low-current vacuum arc

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 31, Issue 5 I, 2003, Pages 877-883

  Ding, Cuie ^a   Yanabu, Satoru ^a  

^a TOKYO DENKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chopping phenomena; Electrode material; Low current instability; Reignition voltage peak; Vacuum arc

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; CATHODES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONTACTORS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; VACUUM;

CHOPPING PHENOMENA; CIRCUIT PARAMETER; COPPER CHROMIUM; COPPER TUNGSTEN; REIGNITION VOLTAGE PEAK; SILVER TUNGSTEN CARBIDE ELECTRODE; VACUUM ARC;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 0242336695     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2003.818420     Document Type: Article

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