Title :
Arc voltage analysis for vacuum state estimation in vacuum interrupters
Author :
Anghelita, P. ; Kerkenaar, R.W.P. ; Merck, W.F.H.
Author_Institution :
ICPE, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract :
In this paper the arc voltage of a vacuum interrupter, switching a 10 A DC current, is evaluated. Voltage peaks are counted during 6 ms and represented in histograms. These histograms are unambiguously discriminative for pressures above 3*10-2 Pa. Beyond this pressure a sharp change in the performance of the arc voltage is visible.
Keywords :
circuit-breaking arcs; state estimation; switching; vacuum interrupters; DC current switching; arc voltage analysis; arc voltage performance; histograms; vacuum interrupters; vacuum state estimation; Atmospheric measurements; Cathodes; Circuit testing; Histograms; Interrupters; Regions; State estimation; Vacuum arcs; Vacuum systems; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, 2002. 20th International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7394-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISDEIV.2002.1027404