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Measuring arc temperature distribution and its time-evolution based on relative intensity method

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Temperature distribution and its time evolution are fundamental physics of arcs occurring during breaking process in electro-mechanic devices, which largely determine contact erosion. Aimed to the highly fluctuating switching arc, we implemented an optical system based on relatively strength of two individual spectrum emitted by the same excited atoms inside the plasma. Light emitted from arc is firstly split into two same beams by using a triangular prism. Then, the beams pass through two narrow-band optical filters with different central wavelengths. Finally, the filtered arcs are projected to the CMOS sensor of a high-speed camera. An algorithm based on relative intensity of two spectrum is developed to calculate the temperature on each pixels after image correction. Test results for typical arcs are also shown.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElectrical Contacts - 2017, Proceedings of the 63rd IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Holm 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages80-85
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538610916
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Oct 2017
Event63rd IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Holm 2017 - Denver, United States
Duration: 10 Sep 201713 Sep 2017

Publication series

NameElectrical Contacts, Proceedings of the Annual Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts
ISSN (Print)0361-4395

Conference

Conference63rd IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Holm 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period10/09/1713/09/17

Keywords

  • Arc
  • Relative intensity method
  • Spectrum
  • Temperature distribution

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