Modeling of the Interaction between the Switching Arc and Hydraulic Driving Mechanism in Gas-blast Circuit Breakers

Authors

  • H. Zhang Pinggao Group Co. Ltd., Pingdingshan City, Henan, 471001
  • K. Cao Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool
  • Q. Zhang Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool
  • J. D. Yan Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/ppt.2017.3.281

Keywords:

coupled simulation, driving mechanism, switching arc

Abstract

The presence of an arc in a circuit breaker interrupter creates an opposing force to the driving mechanism by changing of the pressure field. This opposing force alters the dynamics of the driving mechanism, the travel characteristics of the moving contact and therefore the switching process. The severity of the influence depends on the structure of the interrupter, the travel profile and also the current waveform, especially the magnitude of the fault current. A 252 kV puffer circuit breaker was used in the present work to study the key factors that contribute to the uncertainty of the predicted contact travel based on coupled simulation.

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2017-02-12

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Vol. 4 No. 3 (2017)

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