Imaging and spectrum diagnostics of air arc plasma characteristics

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2243-2249

  Li, Xingwen ^a   Chen, Degui ^a   Liu, Hongwu ^a   Chen, Yong ^b   Li, Zhipeng ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhuhai Topsun Electric Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Arcing; Circuit breaker; Gassing materials; Measurement; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEASUREMENTS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; POLYCARBONATES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

AIR ARC PLASMA; GASSING MATERIALS; HIGH SPEED IMAGING SYSTEMS; MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER; POLYOXOMETHYLENE; SPECTRUM DIAGNOSTIC;

PLASMAS;

EID: 11244344537     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.838591     Document Type: Article

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