Withstand capability tests of transient voltage surge suppressors

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 859-864

  Metwally, Ibrahim A ^a   Gastli, Adel ^a   Al Sheikh, Mohamed ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

Author keywords

AC test; DC test; Electrical submersible pump; ESP; Impulse test; Surge; TVSS

Indexed keywords

IMPULSE TESTING; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS; VOLTAGE CONTROL; ZINC OXIDE;

AC TESTS; DC TESTS; ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP (ESP); IMPULSE TEST; TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SURGE SUPPRESSORS (TVSS);

SURGE PROTECTION;

EID: 33947184717     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2006.07.011     Document Type: Article

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