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Simulation of Fault Arc Using Conventional Arc Models
School of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
School of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
School of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
- 1 School of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
- 2 School of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
- 3 School of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
Energy and Power Engineering·Volume 05 (2013)·Pages 833–837·Published 30 June 2013·DOI10.4236/epe.2013.54B160
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Abstract
Conventional arc models are usually used to research the interaction between switching arc and circuit. It is important to simulate the fault arc for arc flash calculations, choice of electrical equipments and power system protection. This paper investigates several conventional arc models for calculating the fault arcing current. Simulation results show that conventional arc models can be used to simulate the fault arc if the parameters of arc models are given properly. This paper provides the parameters of 5 popular arc models and describes the simulation results of the fault arc.
KeywordsArcArc FlashArc ModelPlasmaPower System
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