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Simulation analysis of influence of electrode separations on vacuum arcs characteristics under different states

  • Li Jun Wang
  • , Shen Li Jia
  • , Zong Qian Shi
  • , Ling Zhang
  • , Ming Zhe Rong
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

The influence of electrode separations on vacuum arc characteristics under different states in vacuum interrupters is simulated and analyzed. For low current diffused state vacuum arc, the diffused state of vacuum arc increases and ion temperature, electron temperature, plasma pressure all increase with the increase of electrode separations; For supersonic constrictive state vacuum arc, with the increase of electrode separations, constrictive state of vacuum arc increases and ion temperature, electron temperature, plasma pressure all increase, and the distributions of anode axial current density and heat flux density to anode become more nonuniform; For subsonic state (ion) high current vacuum arc, with the increase of electrode separations, the loss of interelectrode plasma increases. For above three kinds of vacuum arcs under different states, with the increase of electrode separations, arc voltage and heat flux density to anode both increase. Simultaneously, It is found that modeling and simulation is the effective method understanding microscopic process of vacuum arc.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)154-160
Number of pages7
JournalZhongguo Dianji Gongcheng Xuebao/Proceedings of the Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering
Volume28
Issue number7
StatePublished - 5 Mar 2008

Keywords

  • Electrode separation
  • Model
  • Simulation
  • Vacuum arc

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