The Vacuum Interrupter: Theory, Design, and Application

ISBN-13: 9780367531720 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 666 str.

Paul G. Slade

Opis

The book begins by discussing the design requirements for high voltage vacuum interrupters and then the contact requirements to interrupt the vacuum arc. It then continues by describing the various applications in which the vacuum interrupter is generally utilized.

Spis treści

1. High Voltage Vacuum Interrupter Design. 2. The Vacuum Arc. 3. The Materials, Design and Manufacture of the Vacuum Interrupter. 4. General Aspects of Vacuum Interrupter Application. 5. Application of The Vacuum Interrupter for Switching Load Currents. 6. Circuit Protection, Vacuum Circuit Breakers and Reclosers.

O autorze

Paul G. Slade has been an independent consultant for vacuum interrupter technology, electrical contacts and circuit interruption, since his retirement. He is also the holder of 23 US patents. He is the major contributor and editor of the 2nd edition of the book “Electrical Contacts: Principles and Applications”. He is the recipient of the IEEE Ragnar Holm Scientific Achievement Award and of the German VDE Albert Keil Pries for his contributions to the science of electrical contacts. He is a fellow of the IEEE.