Electrical parameter statistic analysis and parallel coordination of ZnO varistors in low-voltage protection devices

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 131-137

  He, JinLiang ^a   Chen, ShuiMing ^a   Zeng, Rong ^a   Liang, XiDong ^a   Guan, ZhiCheng ^a   Han, Se Won ^b   Cho, Han Goo ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

1 mA dc voltage; Discharge withstand current; Electrical parameter; Kolmogorov Smirnov test; Minimum gobble distribution; Nonuniformity; Statistic analysis; Surge residual voltage; Surge protection device; ZnO varistor

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION; ELECTRIC SURGES; OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; VARISTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

DISCHARGE WITHSTAND CURRENT; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; KOLMOGOROV-SMIRNOV TEST; MINIMUM GOBBLE DISTRIBUTION; NONUNIFORMITY; SURGE PROTECTION DEVICE; SURGE RESIDUAL VOLTAGE; ZINC OXIDE VARISTOR;

SURGE PROTECTION;

EID: 12544255938     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2004.832357     Document Type: Article

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