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Thermal Runaway in Metal Oxide Varistors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Martin A. Seitz ,
Richard W. Hirthe  and
Mike E. Potter
Martin A. Seitz
Affiliation:
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Richard W. Hirthe
Affiliation:
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mike E. Potter
Affiliation:
McGraw-Edison Company, Franksville, Wisconsin
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Abstract

The conditions leading to thermal runaway in metal oxide varistors are discussed in terms of its power dissipation. An equivalent circuit is used to rationalize the similarities and differences between the DC and 60 Hz ac behavior.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 5: Symposium B – Grain Boundaries in Semiconductors , 1981 , 405
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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