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SURGE PROTECTION FOR MAIN COOLANT PUMP MOTORS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4331813

S>Insulation breakdown in stator windings of Shippingport Pressurized Water Reactor main coolant pump motors during tests is discussed. Transient voltages in the 2400-v system used in the tests were suspected. Proposals for surge protection are made and discussed. (T.R.H.)

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Electric Corp. Bettis Plant, Pittsburgh
NSA Number:
NSA-12-011411
OSTI ID:
4331813
Report Number(s):
WAPD-PWR-PC-983
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

COILS
DIELECTRICS
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTROMAGNETIC PUMPS
ENGINEERING
FAILURES
PUMPS
REACTORS
TESTING
WATER COOLANT