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Improved Arc Interruption of High Voltage SF6 Circuit Breakers Using Modified Mayr’s Differential Equation

Received: 16 October 2016    Accepted: 29 December 2016    Published: 19 January 2017
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Abstract

The study of arc interruption is very essential in high voltage circuit breakers since arc extinction must be achieved in the shortest possible time for effective protection of the power system. This paper presents some conventional arc models used in the research of interaction between switching arc and circuit during the interruption process of high voltage circuit breakers. It goes ahead to develop a model that is current dependent with a constant time parameter that helps to improve the process of arc interruption in high voltage SF6 circuit breaker. The simulation results show that the model has the capability of reducing the arc interruption time by completely extinguishing the arc current almost instantaneously.

Published in International Journal of Systems Science and Applied Mathematics (Volume 2, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijssam.20170201.13
Page(s) 25-29
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Keywords

Circuit Breakers, Switch, Switchgear, Dielectric Strength, Arc Extinction

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  • Department of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

  • Department of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

  • Department of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

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