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Study on characteristics and detection of DC arc fault in power electronics system

  • Liu Yuan
  • , Ji Shengchang
  • , Wang Jin
  • , Yao Xiu
  • , Zhu Yeye
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Ohio State University

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Abstract

In power electronics System, dc arc, which is difficult to extinguish and to be detected, would easily lead to fire causing great harm to the lines and equipment around[1]. In this paper, a dc arc generation simulation unit is designed. A series DC arc can be generated by dragging the moving electrode away from the fixed one with the help of the stepper motor. During experiments, gap distances, the shape and speed of electrodes are changed to determine the influence factors of the characteristics of series dc arcs. Based on the experimental data, the V-I characteristic of the dc arc is determined. In addition, by analyzing the pulse characteristics of arc current and source output in corresponding window of time, a dc arc fault detection methodology is proposed based on the abrupt change of current and source output, thus makes a good foundation for future works.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2012 IEEE International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis, CMD 2012
Pages1043-1046
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 IEEE International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis, CMD 2012 - Bali, Indonesia
Duration: Sep 23 2012Sep 27 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2012 IEEE International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis, CMD 2012

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis, CMD 2012
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityBali
Period09/23/1209/27/12

Keywords

  • arc current variation
  • characteristics of dc arc
  • dc source rate of change
  • fault detection

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