Application of direct current and temperature stresses of low-voltage ZnO based varistor ceramics

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1591-1595

  Sabri, M G M ^a   Azmi, B Z ^a   Rizwan, Zahid ^b   Halimah, M K ^a   Hashim, M ^a   Sidek, H A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL TEXTILE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Degradation; Low voltage varistor; ZnO

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951008222     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2009.1591.1595     Document Type: Article

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