Difference between Recovery Voltage and Restriking Voltage:

The difference between recovery voltage and restriking voltage is given below

Recovery Voltage:

The power frequency rms voltage which appears across the breaker contacts after the arc is finally extinguished and transient oscillations die out is called recovery voltage.

Restriking Voltage:

The transient voltage which appears across the breaker contacts at the instant of arc being extinguished is known as restriking voltage.