Arc voltage analysis for vacuum state estimation in vacuum interrupters

P. Anghelita1, R.W.P. Kerkenaar2, W.F.H. Merck3
1I. C. P. E. Spl, Bucharest, Romania
2Eindhovan University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
3NATO, Netherlands

Tóm tắt

In this paper the arc voltage of a vacuum interrupter, switching a 10 A DC current, is evaluated. Voltage peaks are counted during 6 ms and represented in histograms. These histograms are unambiguously discriminative for pressures above 3*10/sup -2/ Pa. Beyond this pressure a sharp change in the performance of the arc voltage is visible.

Từ khóa

#Vacuum arcs #State estimation #Interrupters #Circuit testing #Vacuum systems #Histograms #Voltage measurement #Cathodes #Regions #Atmospheric measurements

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