Analysis of Arc Re-Ignition in Vacuum Interrupter-Based HVdc Circuit Breakers
The protection of HVdc systems has long been challenged by the absence of natural current zero-crossing, typically addressed using L-C branches. However, the phenomenon of multiple arc reignitions in vacuum interrupter (VI) based HVdc circuit breakers (CBs) has been insufficiently investigated in ex...
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| description | The protection of HVdc systems has long been challenged by the absence of natural current zero-crossing, typically addressed using L-C branches. However, the phenomenon of multiple arc reignitions in vacuum interrupter (VI) based HVdc circuit breakers (CBs) has been insufficiently investigated in existing literature. This paper addresses this gap by systematically analyzing the arc-reignition phenomenon in VI-HVdc-CBs, focusing on the impact of inductance (L), capacitance (C), and resistance (R) on arc reignitions, arcing time, and transient recovery voltage (TRV). A seven-phase testing methodology is used to explore these parameters. The results show that increasing L reduces arc reignitions but increases arcing time, with 0.5 mH identified as the optimal value for L. In contrast, increasing C significantly reduces both TRV and arcing time, with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$200~\mu $ </tex-math></inline-formula>F selected as the optimal capacitance. Resistance (R) had minimal effect on TRV and arcing time once optimal L-C values were set. The paper further extends the investigation by evaluating active L-C branches and multi-injection methods. The results indicate that active L-C branches improve performance, but the multi-injection method outperforms both passive and active designs, achieving the lowest TRV and arcing time. This work provides novel insights into the arc-reignition behavior of VI-HVdc-CBs and offers practical guidelines for optimizing HVdc circuit breaker performance, aiming to minimize arc reignitions, TRV, and arcing time for more reliable HVdc system protection. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-400632d9fd0d41798d3c58b045f3d0a92025-02-12T00:01:44ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-0113254462545610.1109/ACCESS.2025.353846510870339Analysis of Arc Re-Ignition in Vacuum Interrupter-Based HVdc Circuit BreakersTamer Eliyan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8979-2299Ali Saeed Almuflih1Z. M. S. Elbarbary2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1750-9244Fady Wadie3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9088-9952Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Cairo, EgyptDepartment of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaMechatronics and Robotics Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Egyptian Russian University, Badr City, EgyptThe protection of HVdc systems has long been challenged by the absence of natural current zero-crossing, typically addressed using L-C branches. However, the phenomenon of multiple arc reignitions in vacuum interrupter (VI) based HVdc circuit breakers (CBs) has been insufficiently investigated in existing literature. This paper addresses this gap by systematically analyzing the arc-reignition phenomenon in VI-HVdc-CBs, focusing on the impact of inductance (L), capacitance (C), and resistance (R) on arc reignitions, arcing time, and transient recovery voltage (TRV). A seven-phase testing methodology is used to explore these parameters. The results show that increasing L reduces arc reignitions but increases arcing time, with 0.5 mH identified as the optimal value for L. In contrast, increasing C significantly reduces both TRV and arcing time, with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$200~\mu $ </tex-math></inline-formula>F selected as the optimal capacitance. Resistance (R) had minimal effect on TRV and arcing time once optimal L-C values were set. The paper further extends the investigation by evaluating active L-C branches and multi-injection methods. The results indicate that active L-C branches improve performance, but the multi-injection method outperforms both passive and active designs, achieving the lowest TRV and arcing time. This work provides novel insights into the arc-reignition behavior of VI-HVdc-CBs and offers practical guidelines for optimizing HVdc circuit breaker performance, aiming to minimize arc reignitions, TRV, and arcing time for more reliable HVdc system protection.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10870339/HVdcvacuum circuit breakerpassiveactivearc re-ignition |
| spellingShingle | Tamer Eliyan Ali Saeed Almuflih Z. M. S. Elbarbary Fady Wadie Analysis of Arc Re-Ignition in Vacuum Interrupter-Based HVdc Circuit Breakers IEEE Access HVdc vacuum circuit breaker passive active arc re-ignition |
| title | Analysis of Arc Re-Ignition in Vacuum Interrupter-Based HVdc Circuit Breakers |
| title_full | Analysis of Arc Re-Ignition in Vacuum Interrupter-Based HVdc Circuit Breakers |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of Arc Re-Ignition in Vacuum Interrupter-Based HVdc Circuit Breakers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of Arc Re-Ignition in Vacuum Interrupter-Based HVdc Circuit Breakers |
| title_short | Analysis of Arc Re-Ignition in Vacuum Interrupter-Based HVdc Circuit Breakers |
| title_sort | analysis of arc re ignition in vacuum interrupter based hvdc circuit breakers |
| topic | HVdc vacuum circuit breaker passive active arc re-ignition |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10870339/ |
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