Study of the curvature of the electrical arc in low voltage breaking devices: Influence of the external magnetic field

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 3778-3791

  Baudoin, Fulbert ^a   Gonzalez, Jean Jacques ^b   Checchin, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRIC DISTORTION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

CONTRACTORS; CURVATURES; LOW VOLTAGE BREAKING DEVICES; SWITCH-DISCONNECTORS;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 25844480915     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/38/20/004     Document Type: Article

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