Xue-Zeng Huang, Jiang-Yang Zhan, H. Mu, Guanjun Zhang, Xin-pei Ma
{"title":"Experimental test and simulation analysis on surface flashover characteristics of embedded electrode into machinable ceramic in vacuum","authors":"Xue-Zeng Huang, Jiang-Yang Zhan, H. Mu, Guanjun Zhang, Xin-pei Ma","doi":"10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412466","url":null,"abstract":"Surface flashover phenomena in vacuum restrict the overall performance of vacuum solid insulation system. Since accidents caused by surface flashover in vacuum occur constantly, it is always the international highlight to study some new insulating materials and insulation structure with high electric withstanding for vacuum insulation. On the basis of the novel low melting temperature machinable glass ceramics for vacuum insulation system, which has excellent machinable performance and good electrical properties, the samples of embedded electrode into machinable ceramics are machined, and then the samples' flashover voltage of different embedded mode and embedded depth are investigated under nanosecond pulse voltage in vacuum. The electric field distributions and electric field of cathode triple junction (CTJ) are simulated to explain the experimental results. The experimental results indicate embedded electrode in cathode can increase the surface flashover voltage of the sample; with increasing of the embedded depth, the surface flashover voltage tends to be increased. The simulation results indicate embedded electrode in cathode can decrease the electric field of CTJ, and with increasing of the embedded depth, the electric field of CTJ tends to be decreased.","PeriodicalId":130964,"journal":{"name":"2012 25th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV)","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126303272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Furukawa, M. Ueda, K. Hidaka, H. Ikeda, A. Kumada, S. Sato, S. Nishimura, H. Shimizu, T. Shioiri, M. Homma
{"title":"Investigation on influence of current interruption on V-t characteristics of vacuum interrupters","authors":"T. Furukawa, M. Ueda, K. Hidaka, H. Ikeda, A. Kumada, S. Sato, S. Nishimura, H. Shimizu, T. Shioiri, M. Homma","doi":"10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412438","url":null,"abstract":"To identify the influence of current interruption on the insulation strength of vacuum interrupters (VIs), the V-t characteristics of VIs were measured from nano seconds to several micro seconds range before and after current interruption. The breakdown voltage increased after the current interruption for VIs of Cu-Cr contacts. The field emission current of contacts were also measured before and after the current interruption, and the change of the field enhancement factor β was investigated by Fowler-Nordheim (F-N) analysis. The analysis indicated that the surface condition was improved by the current interruption, which can explain the improvement of breakdown voltage. It also turned out that the impulse voltage application during the V-t characteristics measurement had a considerable influence on the surface condition.","PeriodicalId":130964,"journal":{"name":"2012 25th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV)","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126320758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Smeets, S. Kuivenhoven, S. Chakraborty, G. Sandolache
{"title":"Field electron emission current in vacuum interrupters after large inrush current","authors":"R. Smeets, S. Kuivenhoven, S. Chakraborty, G. Sandolache","doi":"10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412476","url":null,"abstract":"Field electron emission (FEE) current in the open(ing) gap of nine different designs of 36 kV vacuum interrupters under standard recovery voltage conditions was measured during full-power back-to-back capacitive switching. During closing operation, 20 kA inrush current (@ 4250 Hz) was applied. The measurement system is described, able to measure FEE current with a threshold of 30 μA but that also has to withstand a full capacitor bank discharge current of up to 40 kA after re-strike. It was concluded that in spite of the wide variety of measured FEE current magnitude (up to several mA) there is no direct relationship between magnitude of FEE current and probability of breakdown. Longer arc duration of the normal load current reduces the FEE current level after load current interruption.","PeriodicalId":130964,"journal":{"name":"2012 25th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV)","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126694356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Durakov, S. Gnyusov, B. Dampilon, S. Z. Dehonova, B. I. Ubiennykh
{"title":"Microstructure and properties of vacuum electron beam facing CuCr25 contact material","authors":"V. Durakov, S. Gnyusov, B. Dampilon, S. Z. Dehonova, B. I. Ubiennykh","doi":"10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412571","url":null,"abstract":"The copper chromium composite coatings produced by the electron beam facing in the vacuum on the cooper substrate have been investigated. The effect of the electron beam facing on the structure and the properties of the coatings has been determined. The chromium based solid solution containing 2, 5-4, 5% at. Cu and the copper based solid solution containing 3-5% at. Cr form in process of the electron beam facing by means of the rapid crystallization of the melting zone. As a result of the electron beam facing, two of the dimensiontype is appears in the surfaced coat (the bimodal distribution): the dendritic chromium is formed during solidification (the primary chromium particle), and the chromium precipitating at the boundaries and the within of the grain (the secondary chromium particle) as a result of age hardening of the solid solution of the copper based material. The commercial arc blowout vacuum chambers were fabricated using Cu75Cr25 contacts faced by electron beam and then passed the tests at Inc “Minusinsk vacuum switch factory - Elektrocomplex”, Minusinsk, RF. The test data exhibit that the electron-beam technology of making the contacts of the vacuum chamber proves to be efficient in improving breaking capacity of vacuum interrupters without sacrificing their other service characteristics.","PeriodicalId":130964,"journal":{"name":"2012 25th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126742145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Z. Shi, Wenhui Li, Na Yan, Yingkui Zhang, Xiaochuan Song, S. Jia, Lijun Wang
{"title":"Experimental investigation on the effect of vacuum arc on removing oxide layer on metal-tube surface in a transverse magnetic field","authors":"Z. Shi, Wenhui Li, Na Yan, Yingkui Zhang, Xiaochuan Song, S. Jia, Lijun Wang","doi":"10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412511","url":null,"abstract":"It has been investigated that removing oxide layer on metal surface by vacuum arc can be a “green” substitute for traditional acid-washing technique and mechanical cleaning technique widely used in metallurgical industry, which is harmful to environment. In this paper, the effect of vacuum arc on removing oxide layer on the surface of carbon-steel tube, which was used as the cathode, was investigated experimentally. External coils were used to generate transverse magnetic field driving cathode spots to rotate on tube surface. Experiments were conducted in a detachable vacuum chamber in different transverse magnetic field flux densities. Arc images were taken by a high-speed digital camera with an exposure time of 2 microseconds. The influence of magnetic flux density on the motion of cathode spots and descaling effect was analyzed.","PeriodicalId":130964,"journal":{"name":"2012 25th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV)","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126183584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Labetskaya, V. Oreshkin, S. Chaikovsky, I. Datsko, Y. A. Sukovatitsyn, E. Volkov
{"title":"Experimental research of electrical conductor explosion in the current skinning mode","authors":"N. Labetskaya, V. Oreshkin, S. Chaikovsky, I. Datsko, Y. A. Sukovatitsyn, E. Volkov","doi":"10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412600","url":null,"abstract":"The research of plasma formation on the surface of different metals at the rise rate of the magnetic induction up to 1011 T/s is of interest in terms of energy transport efficiency in the vacuum transmission lines of multi-megaampere pulsed power generators. Such generators with a Z-pinch radiating load are the candidates for realization of inertial confinement fusion. The formation of plasma on the conductor surface occurs due to the electrical explosion in the current skinning mode. In this mode the time of the energy input into a conductor is less than the diffusion time of the magnetic field. From microsecond experiments with megagauss magnetic fields, it is known that the destruction of a conductor occurs in the field with magnetic induction of a few megagausses. The amount of available experimental data on plasma formation in fast-rising megegauss magnetic fields is very limited. Therefore, the experiments on the explosion of cylindrical conductors in the current skinning mode at the rise rate of magnetic field on the conductor surface of (0.8÷1.5)·1010 T/s were carried out on the MIG pulsed power generator (current 2.5 MA, rise time 100 ns). The diameters of conductors made of aluminum, copper and titanium were (1÷3.5) mm. The instant of plasma formation on the conductor surface was registered by detectors of vacuum ultraviolet radiation. We have concluded that in the current skinning mode the some threshold value of the magnetic induction exists and this is that value when the magnetic energy density is enough close to the sublimation energy of the material.","PeriodicalId":130964,"journal":{"name":"2012 25th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV)","volume":"381 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127141723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Capacitive current switching of Vacuum Interrupters and inrush currents","authors":"He Yang, Yingsan Geng, Zhiyuan Liu","doi":"10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412494","url":null,"abstract":"Capacitive current switching has become increasingly necessary for power factor correction in distribution systems. However, Restrikes are potentially dangerous as they could cause overvoltage which can be harmful to the power system. The dielectric strength of the Vacuum Interrupter (VI) in a capacitive current switching is strongly determined by a condition of the contact surfaces modified by an inrush current. But the influence of the inrush current on restrike phenomenon of VIs is still not well understood. The objective of this paper is to understand the restrike characteristics of VI under the inrush currents of different amplitudes. The peak values of inrush currents are set at 0kA, 2kA, 5kA and 10kA. VIs with a rated voltage of 7.2kV are used. For the each testing operation, VI suffers an inrush current during a making operation. Then a DC recovery voltage appeared across the vacuum interrupters after a switching current (lower than 1 A) is interrupted. The experimental results show that a higher inrush current induces more damages to the contact surfaces, which result in more restrikes. The restrike probabilities are 4.6%, 17.9% and 30.4% on average at the inrush current of 0kA, 2kA and 5kA respectively. VIs cannot be opened after several test operations by a welding at the inrush current of 10kA. The inrush currents with higher amplitude induce the restike occurring earlier than that of lower amplitude during the recovery voltage.","PeriodicalId":130964,"journal":{"name":"2012 25th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128042387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fan Xing-ming, He Jia-min, Zhang Xin, Huang Zhi-chao, Liang Cong, Shi Wei-jian
{"title":"The least squares method for VCB electrical endurance parameters predicting research based on breaking current weighted cumulative method","authors":"Fan Xing-ming, He Jia-min, Zhang Xin, Huang Zhi-chao, Liang Cong, Shi Wei-jian","doi":"10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412567","url":null,"abstract":"Calculating method of the current index alpha and the theoretical total wear Q is emphatically analyzed based on the electrical endurance curve, which adopt advanced breaking current weighted cumulative method (BCWC) used for predicting the remaining electrical endurance of vacuum circuit breaker (VCBs) contact system. The purpose of this work is to provide a clear and concise engineering description for VCBs contact system on-line monitoring practically. The mathematical and theoretical model of electrical endurance for VCBs contact system is established. The current index alpha and the theoretical wear Q are analyzed in detail based on the method of least squares. Then the parameters predicting method used for prognosticating remaining electrical endurance is proposed. Comparative study was carried out, through which the validity and feasibility of researched method can be verified. The results of this work show that the achievement and the researched procedure are correct and reasonable, which indicate the total wear of a VCB contact system is certain once contact material and structure type is determined. Moreover, based on the method provided, the relation between breaking current and already operation time is also can be gained. So the current index alpha and the theoretical wear Q applying to the advanced breaking current weighted cumulative method are obtained. Finally, the hardware and software for VCB contact system electrical wear on-line monitoring device is fulfilled based on the research results mentioned above. This work can provide some reference for engineering application for electrical endurance on-line monitoring of VCBs contact system.","PeriodicalId":130964,"journal":{"name":"2012 25th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV)","volume":"69 19","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133753689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Liao, X. Duan, Xian Cheng, Zhihui Huang, J. Zou
{"title":"Property of 126kV vacuum circuit breaker based on three 40.5kV fiber-controlled vacuum interrupter modules in series","authors":"M. Liao, X. Duan, Xian Cheng, Zhihui Huang, J. Zou","doi":"10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412440","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412440","url":null,"abstract":"Interest in the application of vacuum circuit breaker (VCB) with multiple breaks arises from technical and economic considerations. Based on analysis on previous work, a 126kV VCB with triple breaks based on fiber-controlled vacuum interrupter modules (FCVIMs) in series is presented in this contribution. A FCVIM is composed of its own outer insulation, vacuum interrupter, permanent magnetic actuator with its controller and power supply. In order to make a VCB with multiple breaks that can be used for higher voltages, the fiber-controlled vacuum interrupter module can be placed in series just like the building blocks. The fiber-controlled technology is used to control the modules at the low voltage area while permanent magnetic actuator operates at the high voltage area. The VCB with double or triple breaks based on FCVIMs in series were set up for research to obtain the dielectric and breaking capacity property. Dielectric experiments were carried out on a single break FCVIM and the VCB with triple breaks based on FCVIMs in series under lightning impulse voltage. It shows that the 126kV VCB with three breaks in series has a higher breakdown voltage improvement factor. As a result, the breaking capacity was verified and the VCB with triple-breaker are eligible to be applied in the power system.","PeriodicalId":130964,"journal":{"name":"2012 25th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV)","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133436045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Kojima, M. Ishida, N. Hayakawa, M. Hanai, M. Homma, T. Shioiri, H. Okubo
{"title":"Charge behavior and partial discharge characteristics on alumina dielectrics under AC voltage application in vacuum","authors":"H. Kojima, M. Ishida, N. Hayakawa, M. Hanai, M. Homma, T. Shioiri, H. Okubo","doi":"10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412452","url":null,"abstract":"The charge behavior and partial discharge characteristics, which is not breakdown but has a potential to lead breakdown, at solid-composite system in vacuum can be a critical issue to be investigated, under ac operating voltage application. We investigate the partial discharge along an insulator surface in vacuum under AC voltage application by the measurement of the charging and the light emission. Under sudden AC high voltage application, the partial discharge along the alumina surface occurred at the peak voltage of the negative polarity. The partial discharge was initiated near the rod electrode and spread out over the whole alumina surface. By the analysis of electric field, the partial discharge and subsequent charging behavior on the alumina surface under AC voltage application was verified to be dominated by the distortion of electric field due to the negative charges accumulated on the alumina surface, and this distortion occurs at the period of decrease of negative applied voltage.","PeriodicalId":130964,"journal":{"name":"2012 25th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131055735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}