Distribution of cathode current density and breaking capacity of medium voltage vacuum interrupters with axial magnetic field

Proceedings - International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, ISDEIV

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 160-165

  Shkol'nik, S M ^b   Afanas'ev, V P ^b   Barinov, Yu A ^b   Chaly, A M ^a   Logatchev, A A ^b   Malakhovsky, S I ^a   Poluyanova, I N ^a   Zabello, K K ^b  

^a Tavrida Electric Ltd   (Russian Federation)

^b IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELDS (AMF); BREAKING CAPACITY; CATHODE SPOTS (CS); VACUUM INTERRUPTERS (VI);

CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VACUUM;

ELECTRIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 16244410459     PISSN: 10932941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DEIV.2004.1418630     Document Type: Conference Paper

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