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Arc
Voltage
Changes of boundary Dropped
physical properties voltage
in anode
Lorentz force
F =J B Magnetic flux density Dropped
voltage
B in cathode
Conductor
Fig.1 Calculation of Lorentz force Tempera-
ture
High
J (rl) (r rl)
0
B (r ) = dVl .............................. (1) Low
4r |r rl| 3
r l!r
Low Low
Fig.5 Surface current method model Fig.7 Example of arc simulation by electrodes butting
3. Application Examples of Arc Simulations Fig.10 Arc simulation results of circuit protector
Magnets
Current
Arc runner (Cu) density
High
Low
Arc current
(analysis)
Arc voltage
(analysis)
Arc voltage
(measured)
Ag / W Cu Fe CO2
Arc voltage drop
Generated gas
Time (b) Generated gas component distribution
Fig.12 Arc current and arc voltage at the time of interruption of Fig.13 Simulation results of arc current density and generated
820 A gas components