An air blast circuit breaker designed to interrupt a transformer magnetizing current of 15 A (rms) chops the current at an instantaneous value of 12A. The value of L and C in the circuit are 8H and 0.009 µF. Find the voltage that appears across circuit breaker. Assume that inductive energy transferred to capacitance.

An air blast circuit breaker designed to interrupt a transformer magnetizing current of 15 A (rms) chops the current at an instantaneous value of 12A. The value of L and C in the circuit are 8H and 0.009 µF. Find the voltage that appears across circuit breaker. Assume that inductive energy transferred to capacitance.

Power System Analysis and Design (MindTap Course List)

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Author:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

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Chapter2: Fundamentals

Section: Chapter Questions

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