DocumentCode
1383030
Title
Recovery characteristics of vacuum arcs
Author
Cobine, J. D. ; Farrall, G. A.
Author_Institution
General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Volume
82
Issue
2
fYear
1963
fDate
5/1/1963 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
246
Lastpage
253
Abstract
A study has been made of the breakdown and recovery strength characteristics of experimental vacuum interrupters incorporating a variety of contact materials. Our data show that much of the breakdown strength for these devices is gained in less than a 1/8-inch gap length. Experiments using a synthetic test system indicate that these experimental switches recover nearly all of their breakdown strength in 1 to 15 ¿sec (microseconds) after the cessation of peak arc current ranging from 400 to 3,200 amp (amperes).
Keywords
Cathodes; Metals; 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.1963.6373383
Filename
6373383
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