Title :
Application of a new arc model for the evaluation of short-circuit breaking tests
Author_Institution :
Siemens AG, Berlin, Germany
fDate :
10/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new arc model is introduced, which describes the behaviour of a circuit breaker using four constant parameters. Comparison of measurement and calculation shows that the description is relatively exact. By means of this model more information about the arc quenching capability of a circuit breaker can be obtained from switching tests than was possible up to now. Examples are given
Keywords :
circuit breakers; circuit-breaking arcs; short-circuit currents; switchgear testing; arc model; arc quenching capability; circuit breaker; switchgear testing; Abstracts; Circuit testing; Costs; Equations; Power & Energy Society; Printing; Scattering; Stress; Switching circuits; Time measurement;
Journal_Title :
Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
