• DocumentCode
    832677
  • Title

    Vacuum Contactors for Rubber and Plastic Mill Drives

  • Author

    May, Michael F.

  • Author_Institution
    G.E.C.-A.E.I. Control and Rectifiers Ltd., Control Components Division
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1968
  • Firstpage
    600
  • Lastpage
    608
  • Abstract
    A brief historical background to vacuum contactors development is given. Comparisons are made between air and vacuum arc extinction, and a successful vacuum contactor design is described. Details of field experience are given. Particular reference is made to improvement in dynamic braking performance made on a 2300-volt rubber mill drive. Suggestions are made for further improvement, and a low-tension plug braking vacuum contactor starter is discussed.
  • Keywords
    Atmosphere; Atmospheric waves; Contactors; Contacts; Gases; Milling machines; Plastics industry; Rubber; Switches; Vacuum arcs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry and General Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-943X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIGA.1968.4180952
  • Filename
    4180952