Physics and engineering of high power switching devices

Book · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1974

OSTI ID:6547276

Lee, T H

This book is intended for the engineer who is interested in understanding the basic physics of power system circuit interruption and of devices used for such interruption. The following subjects are discussed: the operation of circuit breakers in electric power systems; the thermodynamics of electron emissions; kinetic theory and transport properties; the properties of a high pressure partially ionized plasma; electrode phenomena; the dynamic behavior of electric arcs, arcs in field flow, the electrical breakdown of high temperature gases, the characteristics and design of switching devices, and, the mechanical phenomena of circuit breakers.

• OSTI ID: 6547276
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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200300* -- Electric Power Engineering-- Power Transmission & Distribution-- (-1989)
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
BREAKDOWN
CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CURRENTS
DESIGN
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC ARCS
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT PROTECTION DEVICES
FLUIDS
GASES
OPERATION
PLASMA
POWER SYSTEMS
REVIEWS
SWITCHES
THERMODYNAMICS