DocumentCode
1281068
Title
Simulation of Arc Splitting Process Considering Splitter-Plate Erosion
Author
Yang, Fei ; Rong, Mingzhe ; Wu, Yi ; Ma, Ruiguang ; Murphy, Anthony B. ; He, Hailong ; Bai, Fan
Author_Institution
State Key Lab. of Electr. Insulation & Power Equip., Xi´´an Jiaotong Univ., Xi´´an, China
Volume
39
Issue
11
fYear
2011
Firstpage
2862
Lastpage
2863
Abstract
A 3-D simulation model of air arc plasma in a low-voltage circuit breaker, considering the production of iron vapor from splitter-plate erosion, is developed. The distributions of temperature and mass fraction of iron vapor are calculated. The simulation results indicate that the arc splitting process is strongly influenced by the presence of iron vapor from the splitter plate. Images of arc simulation results are presented.
Keywords
arcs (electric); circuit-breaking arcs; iron; plasma simulation; 3D simulation model; air arc plasma; arc splitting process; iron vapor; low-voltage circuit breaker; splitter-plate erosion; Anodes; Atmospheric modeling; Cathodes; Iron; Plasma temperature; Arc splitting; erosion; simulation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2011.2159276
Filename
5960798
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