Title :
SF/sub 6/ leak rates from high voltage circuit breakers - U.S. EPA investigates potential greenhouse gas emissions source
Author :
Blackman, J. ; Averyt, M. ; Taylor, Z.
Author_Institution :
US Environ. Protection Agency, Washington, DC
Abstract :
This paper highlights a recent collaborative the EPA´s SF6 6 emission reduction study between partnership for electric power systems and the electric power industry to investigate SF6 leak rates from high voltage circuit breakers manufactured and installed between 1998 and 2002. Information from over 2,300 circuit breakers were analyzed to quantify the frequency of leaks and to estimate the weighted average annual leak rate for this population of circuit breakers. The methodology, data, and results of this study are presented
Keywords :
SF6 insulation; air pollution control; circuit breakers; gas insulated switchgear; SF6 leak rates; U.S. EPA; electric power industry; electric power systems; emission reduction; greenhouse gas emissions; high voltage circuit breakers; weighted average annual leak rate; Circuit analysis; Circuit breakers; Collaboration; Frequency estimation; Global warming; Manufacturing industries; Power system management; Power system protection; Pulp manufacturing; Voltage; SF; annual leak rate; circuit breaker; greenhouse gas emissions;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0493-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2006.1709084
