• DocumentCode
    986350
  • Title

    Vacuum interrupter design based on arc magnetic field interaction for horseshoe electrode

  • Author

    Schellekens, H. ; Shang, W. ; Lenstra, K.

  • Author_Institution
    HOLEC Comp. & Syst. B.V., Hengelo, Netherlands
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    10/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    469
  • Lastpage
    473
  • Abstract
    Computational methods for evaluating the complex magnetic field structure in axial magnetic field type vacuum interrupters based on horseshoe electrode geometry are demonstrated. Arcing behavior can only be understood by incorporating an arcing model. An essentially low-current arcing model is capable of predicting the high-current arcing behavior and can be used to optimize the contact structure
  • Keywords
    circuit breakers; circuit-breaking arcs; electrodes; magnetic fields; vacuum insulation; arc magnetic field interaction; arcing model; contact structure; design; high-current arcing; horseshoe electrode; low-current arcing model; magnetic field structure; vacuum interrupters; Calculus; Electrodes; Geometry; Integral equations; Interrupters; Iron; Magnetic cores; Magnetic fields; Magnetization; Vacuum arcs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/27.249628
  • Filename
    249628