Title :
Research and development leading to high-power vacuum interrupters
Author_Institution :
General Electric Research Laboratory, Schenectady, N. Y.
Abstract :
Although the vacuum switch concept is more than 30 years old, reliable high-power vacuum interrupters did not become a reality until recently. In this article, the historical background of these vacuum interrupters is given
Keywords :
Contacts; Electrodes; Interrupters; Laboratories; Metals; Switches; Vacuum technology;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1962.6446688