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GASEOUS DISCHARGE ARC [1 record]

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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Systems
CONT

Gaseous discharge arc. A surge must have penetrated the telephone power distribution panel .... It broke the insulation [of the splices] and set up a minor gaseous discharge between the conductors and the splices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ensembles électrotechniques
OBS

[...] propriétés de la décharge dans les gaz raréfiés. [...] suivant la tension et le débit de la source électrique, on peut obtenir le passage d'une étincelle, d'un arc ou d'une décharge ordinaire.

Spanish

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