Thermal Stability and Life of the Gapless Surge Arrester

Makoto Mizuno, Masahiko Hayashi, K. Mitani

IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems · 1981 · 23 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

The life of the gapless arrester using the ZnO element is examined experimentally. The mode of degradation due to ac voltage application differs according to the composition of ZnO valve element. The watt loss is not always a linear function with time.

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