Numerical Analysis of low voltage Arc Motion Process at Various Frequencies

Authors

  • J. Yin State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi an Jiaotong University, Xi an, Shaanxi, 710049
  • X. Li State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi an Jiaotong University, Xi an, Shaanxi, 710049
  • Q. Wang School of Sciences, Xi an University of Technology, Xi an, Shaanxi, 710048

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/ppt.2017.1.48

Keywords:

magneto-hydro-dynamic (MHD), eddy current, frequency, motion process

Abstract

A three-dimensional (3D) magneto-hydro-dynamic (MHD) model of air arc plasma is built to investigate the frequency effects on the arc motion process with different number of splitter plates. Based on this model, the arc voltage and current density are obtained. The arc motion time is normalized with the frequency and compared at different numbers of splitter plate. The result shows that the normalized time and the arc voltage peak increase with increases of the number of splitter plate.

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2017-10-15

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017)

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