The Dynamic Volt-Ampere Characteristics of a Vacuum Arc at Intermediate-Frequency Under a Transverse Magnetic Field

ZHU Liying (朱立颖); WU Jianwen (武建文); LIU Bin (刘斌); FENG Ying (冯英)

doi:10.1088/1009-0630/15/1/06

Plasma Science and Technology > 2013 > 15(1): 30-36. > DOI: 10.1088/1009-0630/15/1/06

ZHU Liying (朱立颖), WU Jianwen (武建文), LIU Bin (刘斌), FENG Ying (冯英). The Dynamic Volt-Ampere Characteristics of a Vacuum Arc at Intermediate-Frequency Under a Transverse Magnetic Field[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2013, 15(1): 30-36. DOI: 10.1088/1009-0630/15/1/06

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The Dynamic Volt-Ampere Characteristics of a Vacuum Arc at Intermediate-Frequency Under a Transverse Magnetic Field

1 Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, BeiHang University, Beijing 100191, China 2 China Electric Power Research Institutes, Beijing 100192, China

Funds: supported by Special Scienti¯c and Research Funds for Doctoral Specialty of Institution of Higher Learning (200800060004), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51177004), and by the Innovation foundation of BUAA for Ph.D Graduates

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Received Date: September 29, 2011

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In this study, the changes of a vacuum arc's appearance were observed and the volt-ampere characteristics of the vacuum arc at intermediate frequency were analyzed under a transverse magnetic ¯eld (TMF). The TMF and phase shift time were calculated by using the TMF contact model and the large phase shift of the magnetic ¯eld at a higher frequency was conductive to the dispersion process of residual plasma. The arc velocity was higher at 800 Hz than at 400 Hz. It can be inferred that TMF will encourage arc movement at 800 Hz. Moreover, the arc movement has an impact on the arc voltage. Because of the increasing length of the arc column with a high arc velocity, the elongated arc causes the arc voltage to increase. Speci¯cally, the volt-ampere characteristics of the vacuum arc are divided into three stages in this paper. The higher the frequency, the greater the initial rate of rise in the arc voltage and the larger the area surrounded by arc volt-ampere characteristics. The correlations between the arc voltage and the amplitude and frequency of the current are also presented.
- arc appearance,
- arc volt-ampere characteristic,
- transverse magneticfield (TMF),
- intermediate frequency

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