A study of time/current characteristics of the ignition processes in cellulosic material caused by electrical arcing for application in 240V arc-fault circuit interrupters

Electrical Contacts, Proceedings of the Annual Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 105-114

  Kolker, D ^a   Campolo, S ^a   DiSalvo, N ^a  

^a Levitón Manufacturing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

AFCI; Arcing; Ignition; PVC; Time current

Indexed keywords

ARC-FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS (AFCI); CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; COTTON FIRE;

CELLULOSE; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; FIRE PROTECTION;

IGNITION;

CELLULOSE; ELECTRIC CURRENT;

EID: 38549087862     PISSN: 03614395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HOLM.2007.4318202     Document Type: Conference Paper

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