• DocumentCode
    1154985
  • Title

    SF6 decomposition under power arcs. II. Chemical aspects

  • Author

    Belmadani, B. ; Casanovas, J. ; Casanovas, A.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    12/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1177
  • Lastpage
    1182
  • Abstract
    For pt.I see ibid., vol.26, no.6, p.1163-76, Dec. 1991. In order to define the origin and the production rate of the CF4 formed under the effect of arcing in circuit breakers containing SF6 as a gaseous insulator, a series of measurements was taken in two Alsthom circuit breakers in which the gaseous insulator (SF 6, N2), the material from which the nozzle is made (PTFE+CaF2, pure PTFE, RPS Ryton R4) and the electrode metal (Cu/W alloy, copper) were changed. Moreover, with the aim of refining the results concerning the influence of the chemical composition of the insulator used to make the nozzle, several insulators (Megelite, PPS Ryton R4, Kel´F, Teflon, polypropylene and nylon) were exposed to sparking in an SF6 atmosphere
  • Keywords
    arcs (electric); gas blast circuit breakers; gaseous insulation; sulphur compounds; Alsthom circuit breakers; Chemical aspects; arcing; chemical composition; circuit breakers; decomposition; electrode metal; gaseous insulator; insulators; nozzle; power arcs; production rate; sparking; tetrafluoromethane; Atomic measurements; Chemical products; Circuit breakers; Circuit testing; Copper; Gas insulation; Inorganic materials; Metal-insulator structures; Production; Sulfur hexafluoride;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9367
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/14.108156
  • Filename
    108156