DocumentCode
1113018
Title
A Portable Fast-Response Transient-Voltage Counter
Author
Chowdhuri, P.
Author_Institution
Locomotive and Car Equipment Department, General Electric Company, Erie, Pennsylvania.
Volume
84
Issue
5
fYear
1965
fDate
5/1/1965 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
417
Lastpage
422
Abstract
A battery-powered solid-state 6-channel transient-voltage counter was developed which can detect transient voltages with durations as short as 20ns. This counter is sensitive to transient voltages of both polarities and has threshold levels from 50 to 300 volts, which can be altered by either internal biasing or external attenuators. It weighs about 13.5 pounds, and its dimensions are 15 by 6 by 7 inches. The counter has been extensively used wherever it has been possible to reproduce the switching of locomotive and rapid transit car control systems. It has also been utilized in detecting transients generated in the rapid transit systems in New York.
Keywords
Attenuators; Counting circuits; Instruments; Monitoring; Oscillators; Oscilloscopes; Surge protection; Switches; Switching circuits; Threshold voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9510
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPAS.1965.4766215
Filename
4766215
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