FEM-based calculation of short-time withstand current for air circuit breaker

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Abstract

The main contact system of an ACB(Air Circuit Breaker) is modeled for calculating its electro-dynamic stability and thermal stability, which applies the contact bridge model to describe the microcosmic contacting between movable and fixed contacts, the electric repulsion force and temperature rise of contacts are quantitatively analyzed and its short-time withstand current is evaluated. In electro-dynamic stability calculation, 3D transient electromagnetic analysis is used to quantitatively calculate the effect of eddy current on the electric repulsion force. In thermal stability calculation, the improved contact bridge model is applied to obtain the simulative results of transient thermal field. Two schemes, i.e. shifting shaft hole position and increasing contact ending pressure, are introduced and their effect on short-time withstand current is researched based on the established model. An optimal scheme is given.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)85-90
Number of pages6
JournalDianli Zidonghua Shebei/Electric Power Automation Equipment
Volume34
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2014

Keywords

  • Electric circuit breakers
  • Electro-dynamic stability
  • FEM
  • Short-time withstand current
  • Thermal stability

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