Review of vacuum interrupter development carried out in London by Vacuum Interrupters Limited

Vacuum Interrupters Limited was founded in 1968. This was a joint venture originally between GEC which inherited the work carried out by English Electric and AEI, together with Reyrolle- Parsons, and later including Hawker-Sidderly (Brush). This paper concentrates briefly on some of the innovative technology developed during the period from 1968-92. (13 pages)