• DocumentCode
    1451821
  • Title

    Interrupting ability of horn-gap switches

  • Author

    Andrews, F. E. ; Janes, L. R. ; Andersson, M. A.

  • Author_Institution
    Public Service Company, Chicago, Ill.
  • Volume
    70
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1951
  • Firstpage
    136
  • Lastpage
    136
  • Abstract
    A HORN-GAP switch has limitations in its ability to successfully open a circuit because of the restricted space available for expansion of the arc. It is not the length of the arc but its spread, and where it goes, that is important in switch operation. The clearance available for the spread of the arc must be such that the arc cannot form a short circuit between phases or to ground.
  • Keywords
    Cameras; Companies; Current measurement; Extremities; Impedance; Interrupters; Motion pictures;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1951.6437268
  • Filename
    6437268