The plasma status of vacuum arc before arc current zero,has a great influence on the interruption performance of the vacuum circuit breakers.In this paper,a vacuum arc model in a short gap was established based on the...The plasma status of vacuum arc before arc current zero,has a great influence on the interruption performance of the vacuum circuit breakers.In this paper,a vacuum arc model in a short gap was established based on the magnet hydrodynamic(MHD) and a common computational fluid dynamics(CFD) software was utilized to specially investigate the properties of this arc.The spatial distributions of plasma pressure,plasma density,ion axial velocity, and axial current density in front of the anode surface of vacuum arc in this case were obtained.Simulation results indicate that:from the cathode to the anode,both of the plasma pressure and the plasma density increase gradually,and the plasma axial velocity decreases gradually;the axial current density in front of anode has a large radial gradient, and the maximum value is still smaller than the threshold current density for the anode-spot formation,thus,the anode is still passive.The comparison between the plasma density of simulation and the CMOS images taken by the high-speed camera indicates that they are in reasonable agreement with each other and demonstrates the feasibility of the vacuum arc model.展开更多
Dynamic characteristics of discharge particles are described within the framework of a two-dimensional photoionization-hydrodynamic numerical model for the discharge process of SF6-N2-CO2 gas mixtures at atmospheric p...Dynamic characteristics of discharge particles are described within the framework of a two-dimensional photoionization-hydrodynamic numerical model for the discharge process of SF6-N2-CO2 gas mixtures at atmospheric pressure, under a uniform DC applied field. The finite difference flux corrected transport （FD-FCT） algorithm is used in the numerical implementation for improving the accuracy and efficiency. Then the tempo-spatial distributions of the gap space electric field and electron velocity are calculated from the microscopic mechanism, and the dynamic behaviors of charged particles are obtained in detail. Meanwhile, the tempo-spatial critical point of the avalanche-to-streamer in this model is discovered, and several microscopic parameters are also investigated. The results showed that the entire gap discharge process can be divided into two phases of avalanche and streamer according to Raether-Meek criterion; the electron density within the discharge channel is lower compared to that of positive and negative ions; space charge effect is a dominant factor for the distortion of spatial electric field, making the discharge channel expand toward both electrodes faster; photoionization provides seed electrons for a secondary electron avalanche, promoting the formation and development speed of the streamer.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(50537010,50977004)
文摘The plasma status of vacuum arc before arc current zero,has a great influence on the interruption performance of the vacuum circuit breakers.In this paper,a vacuum arc model in a short gap was established based on the magnet hydrodynamic(MHD) and a common computational fluid dynamics(CFD) software was utilized to specially investigate the properties of this arc.The spatial distributions of plasma pressure,plasma density,ion axial velocity, and axial current density in front of the anode surface of vacuum arc in this case were obtained.Simulation results indicate that:from the cathode to the anode,both of the plasma pressure and the plasma density increase gradually,and the plasma axial velocity decreases gradually;the axial current density in front of anode has a large radial gradient, and the maximum value is still smaller than the threshold current density for the anode-spot formation,thus,the anode is still passive.The comparison between the plasma density of simulation and the CMOS images taken by the high-speed camera indicates that they are in reasonable agreement with each other and demonstrates the feasibility of the vacuum arc model.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51077032)
文摘Dynamic characteristics of discharge particles are described within the framework of a two-dimensional photoionization-hydrodynamic numerical model for the discharge process of SF6-N2-CO2 gas mixtures at atmospheric pressure, under a uniform DC applied field. The finite difference flux corrected transport （FD-FCT） algorithm is used in the numerical implementation for improving the accuracy and efficiency. Then the tempo-spatial distributions of the gap space electric field and electron velocity are calculated from the microscopic mechanism, and the dynamic behaviors of charged particles are obtained in detail. Meanwhile, the tempo-spatial critical point of the avalanche-to-streamer in this model is discovered, and several microscopic parameters are also investigated. The results showed that the entire gap discharge process can be divided into two phases of avalanche and streamer according to Raether-Meek criterion; the electron density within the discharge channel is lower compared to that of positive and negative ions; space charge effect is a dominant factor for the distortion of spatial electric field, making the discharge channel expand toward both electrodes faster; photoionization provides seed electrons for a secondary electron avalanche, promoting the formation and development speed of the streamer.
