真空电弧等离子体发射光谱诊断

真空断路器的开断容量限制其在高压大电流开断领域的应用,获取燃弧过程中的等离子体参数对于提高真空断路器的开断容量至关重要。利用发射光谱法对真空电弧内的等离子体参数进行了诊断,研究了在不同电流幅值条件下真空电弧内电子温度、电子密度、谱线强度的轴向分布规律,结合真空电弧高速图片对真空电弧内不同粒子的扩散过程与弧柱直径之间的关系进行了分析。得到的电子温度在8000～10 000 K量级,电子密度在1019～1020 m?3量级,电子温度与电子密度从阴极向阳极逐渐下降,同时铜原子谱线强度主要集中在两极而一价铜离子谱线强度由阴极向阳极逐渐升高。铜原子谱线强度的径向分布呈现类平顶波分布、一价铜离子谱线强度的径向分布呈现类高斯分布的特点,且铜原子的谱线范围略大于弧柱直径,一价铜离子的谱线范围略小于弧柱直径,两种粒子的扩散速度存在差异。     

带陡化间隙的触发真空开关触发源研制北大核心CSCD

针对主电极间距20mm以上的沿面击穿型多棒极触发真空开关(TVS),研制了开关触发源。触发源利用脉冲变压器产生脉冲高压输出,在脉冲变压器高压侧并联小容值电容并在电容后串联陡化间隙。陡化间隙的加入可以使触发源输出不受触发沿面金属蒸气沉积的影响。通过调节间隙击穿电压也可以提高电容充电电压及储存能量,从而增加TVS触发沿面被击穿时注入到其中的触发能量。使用该触发源对TVS进行导通实验,结果表明,加入陡化间隙后的触发源输出能量大幅提高且不受触发沿面金属蒸气沉积的影响,能够实现TVS的100%可靠导通。     

辉光放电预处理对聚酰亚胺绝缘子真空沿面闪络电压的影响

为提高绝缘子的真空沿面闪络电压,采用氩气下辉光放电对绝缘子进行处理,研究了辉光放电频率、放电电流大小和处理时间对绝缘子真空闪络电压的影响。结果表明,辉光放电能极大提高绝缘子的真空闪络电压。未处理的绝缘子真空闪络电压为55 kV左右;经高频辉光放电预处理40 min后,绝缘子真空闪络电压达到100 kV;经工频辉光放电预处理40 min后,绝缘子真空闪络电压可达125 kV,高出高频下25 kV;同时,辉光放电电流（数十mA）越大,处理后的绝缘子真空闪络电压越高,但随着辉光放电电流的增大,闪络电压的增加幅度趋于饱和。     

真空断路器弧后残余等离子体的探针诊断方法

真空断路器开断过程中弧后残余等离子体是表征其开断性能的重要参量。基于探针电子饱和区域工作原理,提出了一种真空电弧弧后残余等离子体电子密度测量方法,分析了其结构和工作原理。设计了探针诊断系统的探针结构和控制系统,基于可拆卸真空腔体进行了残余等离子体电子密度的单探针测量实验,采用高速相机观测电弧发展演变过程,研究了电流大小、触头结构等参数对残余等离子体衰减过程的影响。通过前人其他诊断方法对比验证了该测量方法的有效性,为后续真空断路器弧后微观特性研究提供了一种低成本、有效的诊断方法。     

磁过滤器电流对非晶碳薄膜摩擦学特性影响的研究

研究了过滤阴极真空电弧技术中,不同的磁过滤器电流下(5—13 A),制备的四面体非晶碳(ta-C)薄膜对摩擦学特性的影响.通过对薄膜厚度,薄膜结构以及薄膜表面粗糙度随磁过滤电流的变化结果进行了测试,结果表明,随着磁过滤器电流的增大,薄膜的sp³键含量逐渐减少,表面粗糙度从0.13增大到0.38.磁过滤器电流在5 A时,薄膜的摩擦系数最小约为0.08,当电流增大到7 A时,摩擦系数显著增大,磁过滤器电流从7 A增大到13 A时,薄膜的摩擦系数再次减小约为0.1. 关键词： 四面体非晶碳 过滤阴极真空电弧 磁过滤器电流 摩擦系数     

单路脉冲功率真空装置的三维数值模拟研究

研究了单路脉冲功率真空装置中脉冲功率的馈入、汇聚及传输, 在CHIPIC平台上, 采用多台计算机进行分进程并行计算的方法, 突破了单台计算机的内存及运行速度限制, 对单路脉冲功率的馈入、汇聚及传输装置进行建模, 并设置相应的参数, 从而对该大尺度装置进行了整体模拟. 模拟得到的该器件各个部分的阴阳极间电压、阴阳极电流等一些重要的物理参数. 模拟结果表明: 该单路真空脉冲功率器件整体都可以保持磁绝缘状态, 并达到了很好的功率汇聚的作用. 该工作验证了真空状态下脉冲功率产生及传输器件的可行性, 为进一步的实验研究提供了有力保证. 关键词： 单路脉冲功率真空装置 并行计算 数值模拟 磁绝缘     

高真空热电子发射实验研究

在真空环境下,研究了阳极电压和阴极电压对金属热发射电流强弱的影响。实验结果表明,提高阳极电压和阴极电压有利于电子从阴极逸出,使发射电流得到增强,此外,提高阳极电压能够降低阴极临界电压,增大发射电流,为提高热电子发射效率提供了实验基础和理论依据。     

纵磁作用下真空电弧单阴极斑点等离子体射流三维混合模拟

真空电弧的特性直接受到从阴极斑点喷射出的等离子体射流的影响,对等离子体射流进行数值仿真有助于我们深入了解真空电弧的内部物理机制.然而,磁流体动力学和粒子云网格仿真方法受限于计算精度和计算效率的原因,无法有效地应用于真空电弧等离子体射流仿真模拟.本文开发了一套三维等离子体混合模拟算法,并在此基础上建立了真空电弧单阴极斑点射流仿真模型,模型中将离子作宏粒子考虑,而电子作无质量流体处理,仿真计算了自生电磁场与外施纵向磁场作用下等离子体的分布运动状态.仿真结果表明,单个阴极斑点情况下真空等离子体射流在离开阴极斑点后扩散至极板间,其整体几何形状为圆锥形,离子密度从阴极到阳极快速下降.外施纵向磁场会压缩等离子体,使得等离子体射流径向的扩散减少并且轴线上的离子密度升高.随着外施纵向磁场的增大,其对等离子体射流的压缩效应增强,表现为等离子体射流的扩散角度逐渐减小.此外,外施纵向磁场对等离子体射流的影响也受到电弧电流大小的影响,压缩效应随电弧电流的增加而逐渐减弱.     

纵磁结构真空灭弧室电磁场及电弧运动特性

为了了解纵向磁场下的电弧运动过程,建立了真空灭弧室的3维仿真模型。采用PIC模拟方法对12 kV灭弧室内的电磁场、电弧运动特性进行计算仿真。通过改变触头间距、屏蔽罩尺寸和触头开槽宽度,研究了灭弧室内的电场、磁场分布;对不同触头间距下随时间变化的电弧运动过程和触头表面的电弧分布情况进行了模拟计算。计算结果表明:在真空灭弧室中适当设置屏蔽罩,可有效改善灭弧室内的电场分布;触头铜基上的开槽宽度对磁场会产生影响,宽度越大,磁场强度越大。     

介观耗散LC并联电路的量子效应

对介观耗散LC并联电路作阻尼谐振子处理，将其量子化。在此基础上，研究了Fock态及压缩真空态下，介观耗散LC并联电路中各支路电流和电压的量子涨落。结果表明，各支路电流电压的量子涨落均与电路器件的固有参数及所选量子态有关。     

Study on transition process of vacuum arc under transverse magnetic field

The transverse magnetic field (TMF) drives the vacuum arc to move along the surface of the contacts to prevent the local overheating and melting of the contact surfaces. The arcing process has great influence on the breaking capacity of short‐circuit current. In this paper, the arcing process between three types of TMF contacts was investigated. The transition process of an arc from the ignition stage to the diffusion stage was discussed. The transition moment, transition gap distance, and transition current were obtained. It was found that the axial magnetic field component of TMF contacts affected the arc transition process.     

含氘电极真空弧等离子体空间分布特性诊断研究

真空弧放电等离子体含有多种离子成分,并且各离子在空间上具有不同的分布规律.本文针对金属氘化物电极真空弧离子源,搭建了一台紧凑型磁分析装置,用来研究放电等离子体中氘离子与金属离子的空间分布.当离子源弧流为100 A左右时,该装置能有效地传输引出束流,并且具有较好的二次电子抑制效果,可准确获得各离子流强.利用该装置测量并获得了氘化钛含氘电极真空弧放电等离子体内氘离子和钛离子空间分布规律,结果表明:径向上,氘离子和钛离子都呈高斯分布,但氘离子分布均匀,而钛离子相对集中在轴线附近,导致轴线附近氘离子比例最低;轴向上,所有离子数量都以自然指数函数减少,而且相对幅度接近,所以氘离子比例几乎不变.本文研究结果不仅有助于理解真空弧放电等离子体膨胀过程,还可以指导金属氘化物电极真空弧离子源及其引出设计.     

Electric power switches

A review is given of the physics and engineering behavior of arcs in vacuum and axial gas blast under the conditions found in high-voltage circuit breakers. The topics included are: the zero energy switch; current limiting switches; arc control; the gas-blast circuit breakers; the low-current gas-blast arc; arcing with ablation; interruption dynamics; arc modeling; vacuum as a switching element; the vacuum arc; the constricted arc; and the properties of SF₆     

The method of laser-sustained arc ignition

The method of laser-assisted vacuum arc deposition (laser-arc) was developed to effectively produce high-quality coatings, especially multilayer coatings with a reduced number of droplets. The efficiency of this method depends mainly on the ignition probability of the vacuum arc discharges. In the present work, the process of arc initiation by laser irradiation is studied and the influencing factors such as power density of laser irradiation, target material, and electrode configuration are discussed. It is shown that a high ignition probability (ρ>50%) on such coating materials at Ti, TiC, TiN, and C can be guaranteed with a laser power density of about 10⁸ W/cm², which can be achieved with a low-cost Nd-YAG pulse laser. Measurements of the plasma current preceding the arc ignition and microscopic investigations of the erosion pattern caused by the laser irradiation suggest that the process of plasma-sustained are ignition (unipolar arcing) plays an important role during the buildup phase of the vacuum arc discharge     

The Investigation of Copper-Chromium Contacts in Vacuum Interrpters Subjected to an Axial Magnetic Field

The characteristics of a vacuum arc between CuCr contacts under an axial magnetic field have been investigated. Test samples were made of CuCr contacts, and the arcing voltage was measured. The arcing voltage of the CuCr contacts under an axial magnetic field is lower than that of pure copper contacts by 10-20 V. From the measurement of the post-arc current and interruption test results, it was found that the arc concentrates and a part of the electrode melts at a rather low current, but that the electrode melting does not affect the interrupting capability. Also, the insulation characteristics were measured. With respect to voltage conditioning, high-current conditioning improved the breakdown voltage by 50 percent for a 20-mm gap and by 100 percent for a 3-mm gap. These test results show that CuCr contacts, used with axial magnetic fields, are promising for use in high-voltage and high-power vacuum interrupters.     

Investigation of unstable motion characteristics of vacuum arc cathode spots between transverse magnetic field contacts

With the improvement of the current level of power grids, the requirements of the opening level of the vacuum switches are also increasing. Vacuum arc cathode spots provide steam and electrons and, to a certain extent, determine the opening capacity of the vacuum switch. In this paper, a vacuum arc cathode spot research platform based on the de-mountable vacuum chamber is constructed. The characteristics of the vacuum arc cathode spots under the transverse magnetic field (TMF) contacts are assessed by a high-speed charge coupled device. The experimental results show that the cathode spot diffusion process can be divided into three processes through cathode spot distribution, arc voltage and current: initial diffusion stage of cathode spots, unstable motion stage of cathode spots, and extinguishing stage. The motion mode of cathode spots during unstable motion stage can be divided into cathode spots group stagnation (CSGS) to multi-cathode jet (MCJ) switch mode, cathode spots group motion (CSGM) to MCJ switch mode, CSGM mode, and MCJ mode. The effects of peak current and contact diameter on unstable motion mode were analysed.     

The High Current Metal Vapor Arc Column between Separating Electrodes

We observed metal vapor arcs between separating electrodes in a demountable vacuum chamber using high speed photography. The peak values of the ac arc current half-wave ranged from 5 kA to 67 kA. Determination of the arc appearance as functions of arc current and electrode gap revealed that the arc can assume various types of columnar forms when the current at the instant of electrode separation exceeds 7 kA. The duration of the columnar arcing forms is influenced by axial magnetic fields differently for different field strengths. The graphical representation of the results allows prediction of the most probable arc appearance for a given set of operating parameters. A qualitative explanation of the various arc appearances on the basis of balances between magnetic and kinetic pressures is provided.     

长间隙真空触发开关导通特性

基于真空触发开关的导通机理,设计了长间隙真空触发开关导通特性的实验方案。根据高速摄像图片讨论了长间隙真空触发开关的导通过程和影响导通特性的因素。通过实验得到了触发电流对间隙脉冲电流的影响规律:采用上升时间较短且峰值较高的触发电流,能够明显降低主间隙的火花电阻和导通延时,验证了对导通过程的理论预测。     

Behavior of Sustained High-Current Arcs on Molten Alloy Electrodes during Vacuum Consumable Arc Remelting

Vacuum consumable arc remelting is a casting process carried out in a vacuum with the aim of remelting the consumable electrode in such a way that the new ingot has improved chemical and physical homogeneity. The power which causes the melting is supplied by a vacuum arc burning between the electrodes. In order to determine the furnace partitions of electrical power and current, experiments were conducted on molten-faced round electrodes. The quasi-steady melt rate was determined for both horizontally opposed 15-cm-diameter Ni electrodes and for vertically suspended 40-cm-diameter Inconel 718 electrodes. The cathode thermal power is directly proportional to the melt rate which, for the horizontally opposed electrode experiment, agrees to within 10 percent with the Ni breaker switch calorimetry measurements and with predictions from retarded potential analyzer plasma data. However, for the vertically suspended electrode experiments, the measured thermal power at the cathode is 50 percent higher than for nickel. When CO is introduced into the vertical alloy electrode system and electrode gap is increased, the cathode thermal power is reduced by approximately 50 percent. Furthermore, the electrode position measurements and observation of the ingot surface suggest that a concentrated arc is formed under these conditions.