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One of the remaining and long standing dilemma facing the Vacuum Circuit Breaker, (VCB) designer is the occurrence of the infamous, ”Late Breakdown”.
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Rowe, S.W. (2001). Pressure Dependence of Breakdown Times in Low Pressure Gas. In: Christophorou, L.G., Olthoff, J.K. (eds) Gaseous Dielectrics IX. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0583-9_43
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