Transformer failure due to circuit-breaker-induced switching transients

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 707-718

  Shipp, David D ^a   Dionise, Thomas J ^a   Lorch, Visuth ^a   MacFarlane, Bill G ^a  

^a EATON CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic Transients Program (EMTP) simulations; RC snubbers; SF 6 breakers; surge arresters; switching transients; vacuum breakers

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSIENTS PROGRAM SIMULATIONS; RC SNUBBERS; SF-6 BREAKERS; SURGE ARRESTERS; SWITCHING TRANSIENTS; VACUUM BREAKERS;

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRIC SURGES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; RETROFITTING; SWITCHING; TRANSIENTS; VACUUM;

POWER QUALITY;

EID: 79952964716     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2010.2101996     Document Type: Article

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