Title :
Electrode erosion and gas evolution of vacuum arcs
Author :
Cobine, J. D. ; Vanderslice, T. A.
Author_Institution :
General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
fDate :
5/1/1963 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The characteristics of the evolution of gas from metals in vacuum arcs are presented. New materials have been developed having ungettered gaseous impurity concentrations of the order of 1 part in 109. Loss of vacuum in a vacuum switch by desorption and by diffusion of helium and other gases is negligible when good techniques are employed. Data are presented for electrode erosion for gas-free metals in the vacuum arc.
Keywords :
Cathodes; Copper; Materials; Switches; Vacuum arcs;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part I: Communication and Electronics, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/TCE.1963.6373382
