Title :
Simulation of Arc Splitting Process Considering Splitter-Plate Erosion
Author :
Yang, Fei ; Rong, Mingzhe ; Wu, Yi ; Ma, Ruiguang ; Murphy, Anthony B. ; He, Hailong ; Bai, Fan
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Electr. Insulation & Power Equip., Xi´´an Jiaotong Univ., Xi´´an, China
Abstract :
A 3-D simulation model of air arc plasma in a low-voltage circuit breaker, considering the production of iron vapor from splitter-plate erosion, is developed. The distributions of temperature and mass fraction of iron vapor are calculated. The simulation results indicate that the arc splitting process is strongly influenced by the presence of iron vapor from the splitter plate. Images of arc simulation results are presented.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); circuit-breaking arcs; iron; plasma simulation; 3D simulation model; air arc plasma; arc splitting process; iron vapor; low-voltage circuit breaker; splitter-plate erosion; Anodes; Atmospheric modeling; Cathodes; Iron; Plasma temperature; Arc splitting; erosion; simulation;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2159276
