DocumentCode
1260545
Title
The Development of the Arc in a Liquid Metal Current Limiter
Author
Wu, Yi ; He, Hailong ; Rong, Mingzhe ; Murphy, Anthony B. ; Liu, Yiying ; Niu, ChunPing ; Wu, Xin
Author_Institution
State Key Lab. of Electr. Insulation & Power Equip., Xi´´an Jiaotong Univ., Xi´´an, China
Volume
39
Issue
11
fYear
2011
Firstpage
2864
Lastpage
2865
Abstract
The arc development in the liquid metal current limiter, whose operation is based on the fluid pinch effect, is researched by experimental methods, including high-speed photography. The pre-arcing time and arc voltage are related to the channel diameter and prospective current. The electrode erosion is analyzed, and an efficient method is proposed to reduce this phenomenon.
Keywords
arcs (electric); current limiters; pinch effect; plasma diagnostics; arc development process; arc voltage; channel diameter; electrode erosion analysis; fluid pinch effect; high-speed photography; liquid metal current limiter; prearcing time; Circuit breakers; Current limiters; Dielectric liquids; Electrodes; Magnetic liquids; Metals; Arc; GaInSn; liquid metal; liquid metal current limiter (LMCL);
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2011.2158008
Filename
5934436
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