Abstract
Arc plasma behavior plays an important role on the performance of the low voltage air dc circuit breakers (DCCB). A 3-D arc model considering the turbulence effect for a large arc chamber of an air DCCB is built. The arc evolution is described in detail by the temperature distribution.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 6823106 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2712-2713 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| State | Published - 1 Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- Arc plasma
- dc circuit breaker (DCCB)
- numerical study
- turbulence