DocumentCode
1383023
Title
Electrode erosion and gas evolution of vacuum arcs
Author
Cobine, J. D. ; Vanderslice, T. A.
Author_Institution
General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Volume
82
Issue
2
fYear
1963
fDate
5/1/1963 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
240
Lastpage
246
Abstract
The characteristics of the evolution of gas from metals in vacuum arcs are presented. New materials have been developed having ungettered gaseous impurity concentrations of the order of 1 part in 109. Loss of vacuum in a vacuum switch by desorption and by diffusion of helium and other gases is negligible when good techniques are employed. Data are presented for electrode erosion for gas-free metals in the vacuum arc.
Keywords
Cathodes; Copper; Materials; Switches; Vacuum arcs;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part I: Communication and Electronics, Transactions of the
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0097-2452
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TCE.1963.6373382
Filename
6373382
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