Properties of Vacuum Arcs Generated by Switching RMF Contacts at Different Ignition Positions

The influence of initiation behavior of the drawn arc on the arc motion, on arc characteristics during the active phase, as well as on the post-arc parameters, was studied. The study was focused on arc dynamics, determination of the anode surface temperature after current interruption, and diagnosti...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2020-10, Vol.13 (21), p.5596
Main Authors: Gortschakow, Sergey, Franke, Steffen, Methling, Ralf, Gonzalez, Diego, Lawall, Andreas, Taylor, Erik D., Graskowski, Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption spectroscopy
Cameras
Chromium
Clean energy
Current zero behaviour
Electric arcs
Electrodes
High speed cameras
Ignition
Infrared filters
Infrared spectroscopy
Magnetic fields
Metal vapor density
Near infrared radiation
optical diagnostics
Optical filters
Plasma
Radiation
Spectrum analysis
Surface temperature
switching arc
vacuum interrupter
Vapor density
Vapors
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Summary:The influence of initiation behavior of the drawn arc on the arc motion, on arc characteristics during the active phase, as well as on the post-arc parameters, was studied. The study was focused on arc dynamics, determination of the anode surface temperature after current interruption, and diagnostics of metal vapor density after current zero crossing. Different optical diagnostics, namely high-speed camera video enhanced by narrow-band optical filters, near infrared spectroscopy, and optical absorption spectroscopy was applied. The initiation behavior of the drawn arc had a clear influence on arc parameters. Higher local electrode temperature occurs in case of the electrodes with ignition point near the outer electrode boundary. This further causes an enhanced density of chromium vapor, even in cases with lower arc duration. The results of this study are important for design development of switching RMF contacts for future green energy applications.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en13215596