The Early Counterpulse Technique Applied to Vacuum Interrupters

Abstract

Interruption of de currents using counterpulse techniques is investigated with vacuum interrupters and a novel approach in which the counterpulse is applied before contact separation Important increases have been achieved in this way in the maximum interruptible current and large reductions in contact erosion The factors establishing these new limits are presented and ways are discussed to make further improvements to the maximum interruptible current.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA637930

Entities

People

  • R. W. Warren

Organizations

  • University of California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Actuators
  • Capacitors
  • Circuit Breakers
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Electrodes
  • Hot Spots
  • Interrupters
  • Intervals
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Pulsed Power
  • Research Facilities
  • Saturable Reactors
  • Switches
  • Tape Wound Construction
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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