DocumentCode
3516895
Title
Influence of Capacitive and Inductive Loads on the Detectability of Arc Faults
Author
Müller, Peter ; Tenbohlen, Stefan ; Maier, Reinhard ; Anheuser, Michael
Author_Institution
Univ. Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
fYear
2011
fDate
11-14 Sept. 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
In this paper, the influences of capacitive and inductive loads on low current arc faults in low voltage switchgear are evaluated. Measurements show, that especially inductive loads have an influence on the frequency spectra of an arc. Several parameters of influence on the arc current could be characterized. It could be shown, that the chance to detect an arc in a grid with several different connected loads depends on the location of the arc and the influence of all loads on the current shape.
Keywords
arcs (electric); power grids; power system faults; switchgear; arc current; arc faults detectability; capacitive loads; frequency spectra; grid; inductive loads; low current arc faults; low voltage switchgear; Circuit breakers; Circuit faults; Coils; Current measurement; Probes; Shape;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical Contacts (Holm), 2011 IEEE 57th Holm Conference on
Conference_Location
Minneapolis, MN
ISSN
1062-6808
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-650-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/HOLM.2011.6034794
Filename
6034794
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