The Dynamic Volt-Ampere Characteristics of a Vacuum Arc at Intermediate-Frequency Under a Transverse Magnetic Field

• Published in: Plasma science & technology Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 30 - 36
• Main Author: 朱立颖 武建文 刘斌 冯英
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Contact; Correlation; Dispersions; Electric potential; Elongation; Magnetic fields; Phase shift; TMF; Volt-ampere characteristics; Voltage; 中频; 伏安特性; 分散过程; 横向磁场; 电弧电压; 电弧运动; 真空电弧
• ISSN: 1009-0630
• DOI: 10.1088/1009-0630/15/1/06

In this study, the changes of a vacuum arc＇s appearance were observed and the volt-ampere characteristics of the vacuum arc at intermediate frequency were analyzed under a transverse magnetic field （TMF）. The TMF and phase shift time were calculated by using the TMF contact model and the large phase shift of the magnetic field at a higher frequency was conductive to the dispersion process of residual plasma. The arc velocity was higher at 800 Hz than at 400 Hz. It can be inferred that TMF will encourage arc movement at 800 Hz. Moreover, the arc movement has an impact on the arc voltage. Because of the increasing length of the arc column with a high arc velocity, the elongated arc causes the arc voltage to increase. Specifically, the volt-ampere characteristics of the vacuum arc are divided into three stages in this paper. The higher the frequency, the greater the initial rate of rise in the arc voltage and the larger the area surrounded by arc volt-ampere characteristics. The correlations between the arc voltage and the amplitude and frequency of the current are also presented.