Transient Thermal Analysis of the Circuit Breaker Current Path with the Use of FEA Simulation
The finite element analysis (FEA) is an essential and powerful numerical method that can explicitly optimize the design process of electrical devices. In this paper, the employment of the finite element method (FEM) as ANSYS is proposed in order to aid electrical apparatus engineering and modeling o...
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| author | Michał Szulborski Sebastian Łapczyński Łukasz Kolimas Daniel Zalewski |
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| description | The finite element analysis (FEA) is an essential and powerful numerical method that can explicitly optimize the design process of electrical devices. In this paper, the employment of the finite element method (FEM) as ANSYS is proposed in order to aid electrical apparatus engineering and modeling of low voltage modular circuit breakers. The procured detailed model of a miniature circuit breaker (MCB) was undergoing transient thermal simulations of the current path. Acquired data were juxtapositioned with experimental data procured in the laboratory. The reflection of the simulation approach was clearly noted in the experimental results. Mutual areas of the modeled element expressed similar physical properties and robustness errors while tested in the specific conditions—faithfully reflecting those that were experimented with. Moreover, the physical phenomena essential for electrical engineering could be determined on the model stage. These types of 3D models can be used to analyze the thermal behavior of the current path during the current flowing condition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2873a088c9c740319e250f634b2c46072023-11-21T16:33:35ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-04-01149235910.3390/en14092359Transient Thermal Analysis of the Circuit Breaker Current Path with the Use of FEA SimulationMichał Szulborski0Sebastian Łapczyński1Łukasz Kolimas2Daniel Zalewski3Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering Institute, Warsaw University of Technology, 00662 Warsaw, PolandFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering Institute, Warsaw University of Technology, 00662 Warsaw, PolandFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering Institute, Warsaw University of Technology, 00662 Warsaw, PolandPGE Dystrybucja S.A. Division in Warsaw, 04470 Warsaw, PolandThe finite element analysis (FEA) is an essential and powerful numerical method that can explicitly optimize the design process of electrical devices. In this paper, the employment of the finite element method (FEM) as ANSYS is proposed in order to aid electrical apparatus engineering and modeling of low voltage modular circuit breakers. The procured detailed model of a miniature circuit breaker (MCB) was undergoing transient thermal simulations of the current path. Acquired data were juxtapositioned with experimental data procured in the laboratory. The reflection of the simulation approach was clearly noted in the experimental results. Mutual areas of the modeled element expressed similar physical properties and robustness errors while tested in the specific conditions—faithfully reflecting those that were experimented with. Moreover, the physical phenomena essential for electrical engineering could be determined on the model stage. These types of 3D models can be used to analyze the thermal behavior of the current path during the current flowing condition.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/9/2359low voltage circuit breakercurrent pathtransient thermal analysisdesign methodsFEMmodeling and simulation |
| spellingShingle | Michał Szulborski Sebastian Łapczyński Łukasz Kolimas Daniel Zalewski Transient Thermal Analysis of the Circuit Breaker Current Path with the Use of FEA Simulation Energies low voltage circuit breaker current path transient thermal analysis design methods FEM modeling and simulation |
| title | Transient Thermal Analysis of the Circuit Breaker Current Path with the Use of FEA Simulation |
| title_full | Transient Thermal Analysis of the Circuit Breaker Current Path with the Use of FEA Simulation |
| title_fullStr | Transient Thermal Analysis of the Circuit Breaker Current Path with the Use of FEA Simulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transient Thermal Analysis of the Circuit Breaker Current Path with the Use of FEA Simulation |
| title_short | Transient Thermal Analysis of the Circuit Breaker Current Path with the Use of FEA Simulation |
| title_sort | transient thermal analysis of the circuit breaker current path with the use of fea simulation |
| topic | low voltage circuit breaker current path transient thermal analysis design methods FEM modeling and simulation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/9/2359 |
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