Mitigation and analysis of arc faults in automotive dc networks

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 319-326

  Schoepf, Thomas J ^a   Naidu, Malakondaiah ^a   Gopalakrishnan, Suresh ^a  

^a DELPHI CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

42 V Powernet; Arc fault detection; Arc faults; Connectors; Dc; Fuses; Hot plugging; Relays; Switches

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SAFETY DEVICES; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC FAULT LOCATION; ELECTRIC FUSES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC RELAYS; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELIABILITY;

ARC FAULT DETECTION; ARC FAULTS; AUTOMOTIVE DC NETWORKS; HOT PLUGGING;

ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS;

EID: 21044435832     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAPT.2005.848552     Document Type: Article

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