Arc Fault Protection System in Low-Voltage Installations for Protecting Installations and Persons

Authors

  • A. Ehrhardt

Keywords:

arc fault, arc detection, short-circuiter, protection of installations, live working

Abstract

Overcurrent protective devices are often not sufficient to protect installations and persons from the ef-fects of arc faults. Fast active protective devices, which limit the arc duration to some milliseconds, pro-vide significantly increased protection. This article deals with the design of and requirements on such an active protection system, which consists of an arc detection device and a short-circuiter. Both fixed in-stallation and a mobile arrangement of the system will be presented.

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Published

2022-02-02

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Articles

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