Low voltage modular circuit breakers: FEM employment for modelling of arc chambers

• Autorzy: Kolimas Ł. , Łapczyński S. , Szulborski M. , Świetlik M.

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DOI

10.24425/bpasts.2020.131837

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

FEM (finite element method) is an essential and powerful numerical method that can explicitly optimize the design process of electrical devices. In this paper, the employment of FEM tools such as SolidWorks, COMSOL and ANSYS is proposed in order to aid electrical apparatuses engineering and modeling – those are arc chambers of modular circuit breakers. Procured models of arc chambers have been undergoing simulations concerning heating, electric potential distribution, electric charge velocity and traverse paths. The data acquired has been juxta-positioned against experimental data procured in the Short-Circuit Laboratory, Warsaw University of Technology. The reflection of the theoretical approach was clearly noted in the experimental results. Mutual areas of the modeled element expressed the same physical properties and robustness errors when tested under specific conditions – faithfully reflecting those which were experimented with. Moreover, the physical phenomena essential for electrical engineering could be determined already at the model stage. This procedure proved highly valuable during designing/engineering work in terms of material economy.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

miniature circuit breaker; arc chambers; finite element method; FEM; computational fluid dynamics; CFD

• Wydawca: Polska Akademia Nauk, Wydział IV Nauk Technicznych
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Technical Sciences
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 68, nr 1
• Strony: 61--70
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 36 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kolimas Ł.

• Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology

autor

Łapczyński S.

• Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology

autor

Szulborski M.

• Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology

autor

Świetlik M.

• Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).