DocumentCode
25844
Title
Numerical Study of the Arc Behavior in an Air DC Circuit Breaker Considering Turbulence
Author
Zhigang Ren ; Mingliang Wu ; Fei Yang ; Zhuo Yang ; Junpeng Zhang
Author_Institution
State Key Lab. of Electr. Insulation & Power Equip, Xi´an Jiaotong Univ., Xi´an, China
Volume
42
Issue
10
fYear
2014
fDate
Oct. 2014
Firstpage
2712
Lastpage
2713
Abstract
Arc plasma behavior plays an important role on the performance of the low voltage air dc circuit breakers (DCCB). A 3-D arc model considering the turbulence effect for a large arc chamber of an air DCCB is built. The arc evolution is described in detail by the temperature distribution.
Keywords
arcs (electric); circuit breakers; numerical analysis; temperature distribution; turbulence; 3D arc model; DCCB; arc chamber; arc plasma behavior; low voltage air dc circuit breakers; numerical study; temperature distribution; turbulence effect; Atmospheric modeling; Circuit breakers; Integrated circuit modeling; Magnetohydrodynamics; Plasma temperature; Temperature distribution; Arc plasma; dc circuit breaker (DCCB); numerical study; turbulence; turbulence.;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2014.2323815
Filename
6823106
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