Title :
Internal Arcing Fault Tests of Pad Mounted Distribution Switchgears
Author :
Bellemare, André ; Fortin, Marcel
Abstract :
Pad mounted distribution switchgears are widely used for more than 40 years. In the last 15 years, many utilities, among them Hydro-Quebec distribution, noticed growing failure rates. These failures being associated with arcing fault studies were conducted to ascertain the failure mode and to identify the mean to mitigate the effects of theses arcing fault
Keywords :
arcs (electric); power distribution faults; switchgear; Hydro-Quebec distribution; arcing fault; failure mode; internal arcing fault tests; pad mounted distribution switchgears; Atherosclerosis; Circuit faults; Circuit testing; Lead; Performance evaluation; Safety; Switches; Switchgear; Switching circuits; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition, 2005/2006 IEEE PES
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9194-2
DOI :
10.1109/TDC.2006.1668641
