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
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.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2323815
