Dynamic Arc Current Distribution of Parallel Vacuum Arcs Subjected to Bipolar Axial Magnetic Field

The objective of this paper is to determine dynamic anode and cathode arc current distribution of parallel vacuum arcs subjected to bipolar axial magnetic field. Drawn arc experiments were carried out in a demountable vacuum chamber. A split bipolar axial magnetic field electrode with diameter of 10...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Haomin Li, Zihan Wang, Yingsan Geng, Zhiyuan Liu, Jianhua Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9039574/
_version_ 1818557788674064384
author Haomin Li
Zihan Wang
Yingsan Geng
Zhiyuan Liu
Jianhua Wang
author_facet Haomin Li
Zihan Wang
Yingsan Geng
Zhiyuan Liu
Jianhua Wang
author_sort Haomin Li
collection DOAJ
description The objective of this paper is to determine dynamic anode and cathode arc current distribution of parallel vacuum arcs subjected to bipolar axial magnetic field. Drawn arc experiments were carried out in a demountable vacuum chamber. A split bipolar axial magnetic field electrode with diameter of 100 mm was specially designed. Arc current of two half split electrode discs were measured through Rogowski coils out of the vacuum chamber. Experimental current ranged from 4.5 to 45.0 kA. Vacuum arc behaviors were recorded by a high-speed camera. Unbalance phenomena of anode current and cathode current of parallel vacuum arcs were observed. The maximum average anode and cathode current density difference between parallel vacuum arcs at current of 45.0 kA were 2.57 and 2.52 A/mm<sup>2</sup>, respectively. Critical value of both anode and cathode current difference ratio at time instant of maximum arc current difference with different arc initial conditions was 0.60. The maximum critical value of time instant of maximum anode and cathode current differences between parallel vacuum arcs with one strong arc branch at arc initial were 3.5 and 4.0 ms, respectively. Moreover, a three-interval arc current development model was proposed to describe unbalance phenomena of parallel vacuum arcs.
first_indexed 2024-12-14T00:04:11Z
format Article
id doaj.art-504d8ccb6e984dfc840f478daf756b13
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2169-3536
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-14T00:04:11Z
publishDate 2020-01-01
publisher IEEE
record_format Article
series IEEE Access
spelling doaj.art-504d8ccb6e984dfc840f478daf756b132022-12-21T23:26:08ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362020-01-018582905829910.1109/ACCESS.2020.29813849039574Dynamic Arc Current Distribution of Parallel Vacuum Arcs Subjected to Bipolar Axial Magnetic FieldHaomin Li0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8521-3632Zihan Wang1Yingsan Geng2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7040-5471Zhiyuan Liu3Jianhua Wang4State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi&#x2019;an Jiaotong University, Xi&#x2019;an, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi&#x2019;an Jiaotong University, Xi&#x2019;an, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi&#x2019;an Jiaotong University, Xi&#x2019;an, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi&#x2019;an Jiaotong University, Xi&#x2019;an, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi&#x2019;an Jiaotong University, Xi&#x2019;an, ChinaThe objective of this paper is to determine dynamic anode and cathode arc current distribution of parallel vacuum arcs subjected to bipolar axial magnetic field. Drawn arc experiments were carried out in a demountable vacuum chamber. A split bipolar axial magnetic field electrode with diameter of 100 mm was specially designed. Arc current of two half split electrode discs were measured through Rogowski coils out of the vacuum chamber. Experimental current ranged from 4.5 to 45.0 kA. Vacuum arc behaviors were recorded by a high-speed camera. Unbalance phenomena of anode current and cathode current of parallel vacuum arcs were observed. The maximum average anode and cathode current density difference between parallel vacuum arcs at current of 45.0 kA were 2.57 and 2.52 A/mm<sup>2</sup>, respectively. Critical value of both anode and cathode current difference ratio at time instant of maximum arc current difference with different arc initial conditions was 0.60. The maximum critical value of time instant of maximum anode and cathode current differences between parallel vacuum arcs with one strong arc branch at arc initial were 3.5 and 4.0 ms, respectively. Moreover, a three-interval arc current development model was proposed to describe unbalance phenomena of parallel vacuum arcs.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9039574/Parallel vacuum arcsvacuum arc modesaxial magnetic fieldarc current
spellingShingle Haomin Li
Zihan Wang
Yingsan Geng
Zhiyuan Liu
Jianhua Wang
Dynamic Arc Current Distribution of Parallel Vacuum Arcs Subjected to Bipolar Axial Magnetic Field
IEEE Access
Parallel vacuum arcs
vacuum arc modes
axial magnetic field
arc current
title Dynamic Arc Current Distribution of Parallel Vacuum Arcs Subjected to Bipolar Axial Magnetic Field
title_full Dynamic Arc Current Distribution of Parallel Vacuum Arcs Subjected to Bipolar Axial Magnetic Field
title_fullStr Dynamic Arc Current Distribution of Parallel Vacuum Arcs Subjected to Bipolar Axial Magnetic Field
title_full_unstemmed Dynamic Arc Current Distribution of Parallel Vacuum Arcs Subjected to Bipolar Axial Magnetic Field
title_short Dynamic Arc Current Distribution of Parallel Vacuum Arcs Subjected to Bipolar Axial Magnetic Field
title_sort dynamic arc current distribution of parallel vacuum arcs subjected to bipolar axial magnetic field
topic Parallel vacuum arcs
vacuum arc modes
axial magnetic field
arc current
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9039574/
work_keys_str_mv AT haominli dynamicarccurrentdistributionofparallelvacuumarcssubjectedtobipolaraxialmagneticfield
AT zihanwang dynamicarccurrentdistributionofparallelvacuumarcssubjectedtobipolaraxialmagneticfield
AT yingsangeng dynamicarccurrentdistributionofparallelvacuumarcssubjectedtobipolaraxialmagneticfield
AT zhiyuanliu dynamicarccurrentdistributionofparallelvacuumarcssubjectedtobipolaraxialmagneticfield
AT jianhuawang dynamicarccurrentdistributionofparallelvacuumarcssubjectedtobipolaraxialmagneticfield