Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2012/v5i7.1
Year: 2012, Volume: 5, Issue: 7, Pages: 1-5
Original Article
Adel Moradi1* , Bahram Noshad1* and Mohammad Sadegh Javadi2
1*Department of Electrical Engineering, Mahshahr Branch,
1Department of Electrical Engineering, Mahshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahshahr, Iran
2Department of Electrical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, [email protected]
[email protected], [email protected]
*Author for Correspondence
Adel Moradi
Department of Electrical Engineering, Science and Research Branch,
Email:[email protected]
This paper presents descriptive equations on the voltage breakdown in ultra-quick circuit breakers (UQCB). In this paper, main breakdown characteristics of UQCB's are presented. Gaseous breakdown in the sub-nanosecond regime is of interest for fast pulsed power switching, short pulse electromagnetics, and for plasma limiters to protect devices from high power microwave radiation. In order to study pulsed gas breakdown initiation dynamics, a sub-nanosecond voltage pulse is simulated by Electro-Magnetic Transient Program (EMTP). Keywords: Ultra Quick circuit breakers, Voltage breakdown, Gaseous breakdown, Transient recovery voltage.
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