• DocumentCode
    1184510
  • Title

    Fundamentals of Fusing to Minimize Case Rupture in Distribution Capacitor Banks

  • Author

    Lageman, B. ; Schmunk, E.W. ; Shaw, C.E.

  • Author_Institution
    S&C Electric Company
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    5/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    963
  • Lastpage
    971
  • Abstract
    This paper addresses the problem of capacitor-case rupture in pole-mounted distribution capacitor banks.. Fundamentals of fusing to minimize capacitor-case rupture are discussed. Also considered is the exposure to nuisance melting as a result of inrush currents.
  • Keywords
    Dielectric breakdown; Fault currents; Flammability; Flashover; Fuses; Liquids; Poles and towers; Power capacitors; Surge protection; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9510
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPAS.1979.319254
  • Filename
    4113564