https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2019190029
Regular Article
Stability, spatial extension and extinction of an electric arc in aeronautical conditions of pressure under 540 V DC
1
GeePs | Group of Electrical Engineering − Paris, CNRS, CentraleSupélec, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Université, 3 & 11 rue Joliot-Curie, Plateau de Moulon, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
2
Leach Esterline Power System, Esterline Power Systems Secondary Electrical Distribution Department, Sarralbe, France
* e-mail: romaric.landfried@supelec.fr
Received:
11
February
2019
Received in final form:
26
June
2019
Accepted:
9
September
2019
Published online: 8 November 2019
This work deals with the characterization of DC electric arcs in aeronautical conditions of pressure (from 104 Pa to 105 Pa). Observations have been made with the help of a high speed camera and various characteristics of electric arc under 540 V DC have been studied: the stability arc length, the extinction gap, the arc duration and the mean energy dissipated in the arc. The arc current intensity range is 10–100 A. The obtained results show that the arc stability length, extinction electrode gap, arc duration and energy dissipation in the arc have a direct correlation with the pressure and the current in the circuit.
© R. Landfried et al., EDP Sciences, 2019
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