DocumentCode
1539111
Title
Role of cooling fins in circuit breakers
Author
Maftoul, J. ; Barrault, M. ; Bernard, G. ; Kersusan, J.P. ; Rowe, S.
Author_Institution
Centre de Recherche A2, Grenoble, France
Volume
144
Issue
1
fYear
1997
fDate
1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
57
Lastpage
60
Abstract
The effects of adding cooling fins to an auto-expansion SF6 circuit-breaker chamber are investigated. It is found that they reduce considerably the post-recovery current. An indirect effect of the reduction in dissipated energy on arc voltage further increases the usefulness of the fins
Keywords
SF6 insulation; cooling; gas blast circuit breakers; SF6; arc voltage; auto-expansion SF6 circuit-breaker; cooling fins; dissipated energy; post-recovery current reduction;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Generation, Transmission and Distribution, IEE Proceedings-
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1350-2360
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ip-gtd:19970719
Filename
581129
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