• DocumentCode
    1216601
  • Title

    Arc Motion in Vacuum Circuit Breakers

  • Author

    Huhse, P. ; Reinhardt, H.J.

  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    460
  • Lastpage
    463
  • Abstract
    Arc motion due to self-magnetic fields is investigated theoretically and experimentally. Using an array of four Hall probes 90° apart around a vacuum breaker, we unambiguously determine arc rotation. It is primarily the radio component of magnetic induction that causes this motion. For a particular vacuum breaker design we find that arc rotation is a sensitive function of gap spacing and arc current. (Abstract provided by Editor.)
  • Keywords
    Arc discharges; Circuit breakers; Current measurement; Detectors; Hall effect devices; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Motion measurement; Rotation measurement; Vacuum arcs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.1986.4316574
  • Filename
    4316574
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1216601