Abstract
A comparison of methods for determining the time constant of an alternating-current welding arc is given. The method for determining the time constant using the harmonic composition of the arc voltage is proposed.
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Original Russian Text © V.M. Myakishev, M.S. Zhevaev, E.M. Shishkov, 2009, published in Elektrotekhnika, 2009, No. 2, pp. 20–22.
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Myakishev, V.M., Zhevaev, M.S. & Shishkov, E.M. A method for determining the time constant of a welding arc. Russ. Electr. Engin. 80, 78–80 (2009). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068371209020059
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