Arc fault detection and discrimination methods

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

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 115-122

  Restrepo, Carlos E ^a  

^a Siemens Energy and Automation   (United States)

Author keywords

AFCI; Arc fault; Arcing; Power line noise; Residential circuit breaker

Indexed keywords

ARC FAULT DETECTION; DISCRIMINATION METHODS; ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT; POWER LINE NOISE;

DISCRIMINATORS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS;

EID: 38549167392     PISSN: 03614395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HOLM.2007.4318203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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