Experimental study on effects of electrode materials and diameter on the high-current vacuum arc voltage and anode activities

Zhongguo Dianji Gongcheng Xuebao/Proceedings of the Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 34, 2012, Pages 173-180

  Wang, Liuhuo ^a   Wang, Lijun ^b   Yang, Dingge ^b   Jia, Shenli ^b   Shi, Zongqian ^b  

^a GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anode activities; Arc voltage; Axial magnetic field; Electrode materials

Indexed keywords

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); VACUUM APPLICATIONS; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

ANODE SPOTS; ARC VOLTAGE; AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD; BREAKING CAPACITY; ELECTRODE DIAMETERS; ELECTRODE GAP; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HIGH-CURRENT; HIGH-SPEED CCD; VACUUM ARCS; VACUUM CHAMBERS;

ANODES;

EID: 84872169552     PISSN: 02588013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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