Abstract
This paper presents a test system, designed for the investigation of short circuit arcs related to miniature circuit breakers operating in a 240 Volt, ac supply. An optical fibre imaging system presented previously is used to identify arc root motion, with short circuit current up to 6kA. Two methods are used to measure contact motion, a non-contact linear position sensor, and the optical fibre array. The optical fibre array uses software image processing to identify the position of the arc roots in the arc chamber. The identification of the arc roots allows for a study of the arc immobility at the initial stages of the event. Initial results are presented on the effect of supply polarity on arc root motion.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 27-34 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Electrical Contacts, Proceedings of the Annual Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 42nd IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts Joint with the 18th International Conference on Electrical Contacts - Chicago, IL, USA Duration: 16 Sep 1996 → 20 Sep 1996 |