Amplitude and Frequency Characteristics of Electromagnetic Radiation of Series DC Arc Faults Under Low Pressure

  • Qing Xiong
  • , Shengchang Ji
  • , Weifeng Lu
  • , Lingyu Zhu
  • , Lipeng Zhong
  • , Yanfang Chu

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Abstract

To detect series DC arc faults under low pressure, test platform of DC arc faults under low pressure was built, and the characteristics of electromagnetic radiation of DC fault arc under different test conditions were investigated. A fourth-order Hilbert fractal antenna was used to detect electromagnetic radiation signals of DC arc faults. Series DC arc faults generated by 4 kinds of electrode materials including brass, copper, stainless steel and aluminum were tested under 11 pressures (96, 86, 76, 66, 56, 46, 36, 26, 16, 6 and 0.6kPa). And tests of different diameters (1-7mm) and shapes (pointed and flat) of brass electrodes were conducted under low pressure. The influence of moving velocity of electrode on the electromagnetic radiation was considered. Amplitude of electromagnetic radiation pulses measured under different test conditions were analyzed. And fast Fourier transform was applied to electromagnetic radiation pulses to extract characteristic frequency. Test results indicate that the amplitude of electromagnetic radiation pulses of DC arc varies with the pressure, electrode diameter, shape, and moving velocity, which has directivity, while the characteristic frequency range (36-41MHz) of electromagnetic radiation pulses is independent of those parameters, which can be used as a characteristic parameter to detect series DC arc faults in a wide range.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1071-1079
Number of pages9
JournalZhongguo Dianji Gongcheng Xuebao/Proceedings of the Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering
Volume37
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Feb 2017

Keywords

  • Electrode materials
  • Electromagnetic radiation
  • Hilbert fractal antenna
  • Low pressure
  • Series DC arc fault

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