SF/sub 6/ leak rates from high voltage circuit breakers - U.S. EPA investigates potential greenhouse gas emissions source

Author

Blackman, J. ; Averyt, M. ; Taylor, Z.

Author_Institution

US Environ. Protection Agency, Washington, DC

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0

fDate

0-0 0

Abstract

This paper highlights a recent collaborative the EPA´s SF₆6 emission reduction study between partnership for electric power systems and the electric power industry to investigate SF₆ leak rates from high voltage circuit breakers manufactured and installed between 1998 and 2002. Information from over 2,300 circuit breakers were analyzed to quantify the frequency of leaks and to estimate the weighted average annual leak rate for this population of circuit breakers. The methodology, data, and results of this study are presented

Keywords

SF₆ insulation; air pollution control; circuit breakers; gas insulated switchgear; SF₆ leak rates; U.S. EPA; electric power industry; electric power systems; emission reduction; greenhouse gas emissions; high voltage circuit breakers; weighted average annual leak rate; Circuit analysis; Circuit breakers; Collaboration; Frequency estimation; Global warming; Manufacturing industries; Power system management; Power system protection; Pulp manufacturing; Voltage; SF; annual leak rate; circuit breaker; greenhouse gas emissions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2006. IEEE

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0493-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2006.1709084

Filename

1709084