Investigation on the influence of gas pressure on CO2 ARC characteristics in high-voltage gas circuit breakers

  • Z. Guo
  • , X. Li
  • , Y. Zhang
  • , X. Guo
  • , J. Xiong

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Abstract

CO2 is identified as a promising alternative gas of SF6. The magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) arc model is established for a CO2 circuit breaker. The influence of gas pressure is studied. The simulations are carried out for 0.5 MPa, 0.7 MPa and 0.9 MPa absolute filling pressure, allowing predictions of pressure and temperature distributions. The arc time constant θ and the power loss coe cient Q is extracted. The thermal interruption capability is estimated to grow with increasing filling pressure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages95-98
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event22nd Symposium on Physics of Switching Arc, 2017 - Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic
Duration: 4 Sep 20178 Sep 2017

Conference

Conference22nd Symposium on Physics of Switching Arc, 2017
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityNove Mesto na Morave
Period4/09/178/09/17

Keywords

  • CO2
  • Circuit breaker
  • Gas pressure
  • Mayr equation

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