Vacuum Circuit breaker (VCB)

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Three main characteristics of VCBs have been taken into account in the implemented model:
1. the chopping current value;
2. the cold withstand voltage characteristic (or cold gap breakdown voltage);
3. the high frequency current quenching capability.

Ref: Transient Recovery Voltages in Vacuum Circuit Breakers Generated by the Interruption of Inrush Currents of Large Motors
A. Borghetti, F. Napolitano, C.A. Nucci, M. Paolone, M. Sultan, N. Tripaldi