A Guide to the Application of Vacuum Circuit Breakers
- 1 July 1971
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems
- Vol. PAS-90 (4) , 1589-1597
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tpas.1971.293145
Abstract
The paper shows that the vacuum circuit breaker is well suited for the duties that a circuit breaker must perform. Reasonable care must be taken under certain circumstances when applying these breakers. Such applications are identified and simple corrective measures are proposed.Keywords
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