• DocumentCode
    759442
  • Title

    Arc fault model for low-voltage AC systems

  • Author

    Wu, Huaren ; Li, Xiaohui ; Stade, D. ; Schau, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nanjing Normal Univ., China
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1204
  • Lastpage
    1205
  • Abstract
    A lot of three-phase arc fault experiments show that arc voltages of three-phase arc fault in low-voltage ac systems vary stochastically. These arc voltages cannot be expressed exactly by formula. This paper introduces a three-phase arc fault model for low-voltage ac systems derived by probability method according to the characteristics of three-phase fault arcs. This model can be used to calculate minimum three-phase arcing fault current for setting the relay.
  • Keywords
    arcs (electric); relays; short-circuit currents; arc fault model; fault current; low-voltage AC systems; relays; short-circuit currents; three-phase arc faults; Arc discharges; Circuit faults; Electrical fault detection; Fault currents; Power system faults; Power system modeling; Power system relaying; Short circuit currents; Stochastic processes; Voltage; Arc discharges; modeling; short circuit currents;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPWRD.2005.844231
  • Filename
    1413373