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  • BS 358:1960

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    Method for the measurement of voltage with sphere-gaps (one sphere earthed)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  01-01-2009

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  16-11-1960

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Cooperating organizations
    Foreword
    Method
    1. Scope
    2. Standard sphere-gap
    3. Requirements for the spheres
    4. Construction and mounting of the spheres
    5. Height of the spheres above the horizontal earth
         plane
    6. Clearance round the spheres
    7. Connection of the sphere-gap
    8. Irradiation of the sphere-gap
    9. Voltage measurements
    10. Sphere-gap flashover values
    11. Accuracy of the tables
    12. Influence of atmospheric conditions
    Appendices
    A. Range of experimental calibrations
    B. Procedure by which the values in Tables 3 and 4
         have been derived from National Standards and
         other sources

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    Construction and use of sphere-gaps for measurement of the peak value of alternating voltages, full standard impulses and impulses with longer tails, and direct voltages. Appendices: limit of voltage and frequency over which tables have been derived from experiment; procedure by which the voltage values were derived from previous national standards, etc.

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    Committee PEL/42
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
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