• DocumentCode
    3737828
  • Title

    Non-contact arc study for DC power systems

  • Author

    Jing Li;Mark Sumner;David W. P. Thomas;Edward Christopher;Ke Jia;He Zhang

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    5113
  • Lastpage
    5117
  • Abstract
    Higher voltage DC distribution systems are being used or considered for aircraft, ship and EV/HEV automotive applications and are required for photovoltaic (PV) systems. Fault detection and location in these systems can be very challenging and electrical arcs can cause significant damage such as electrical fires. Therefore, detecting arc faults for DC systems is receiving considerable attention in the research community. Non-contact arc characteristics and arc detection mechanisms in DC systems are addressed in this paper through theoretical development and experimental tests.
  • Keywords
    "Circuit faults","Resistance","Time-frequency analysis","Power systems","Contacts","Switching circuits","MOSFET"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IECON.2015.7392902
  • Filename
    7392902