• DocumentCode
    838600
  • Title

    Synthetic Methods for Testing of Vacuum Breakers

  • Author

    Panek, Jan

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Company
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    7/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1328
  • Lastpage
    1336
  • Abstract
    Different synthetic methods are scrutinized as to the applicability to vacuum breakers. Skeats method with resistor is brought forward and discussed from the viewpoint of breaker failure modes, interruption and circuit phenomena. Criteria for choice of resistor are given. Comparison tests using this method and direct method were performed. The results support theoretical conclusions by experimental verification of equivalency for the tested vacuum breaker. The method offers practical and economical advantages over current injection and is also suitable for multiloop and duty cycle testing.
  • Keywords
    Circuit breakers; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Electric breakdown; Knowledge engineering; Performance evaluation; Physics; Resistors; Vacuum arcs; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9510
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPAS.1978.354618
  • Filename
    4181565