The influence of electrode material on delayed discharges in vacuum interrupters

Citation
Bj. Ding et al., The influence of electrode material on delayed discharges in vacuum interrupters, IEEE DIELEC, 6(6), 1999, pp. 913-915
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON DIELECTRICS AND ELECTRICAL INSULATION
ISSN journal
10709878 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
913 - 915
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-9878(199912)6:6<913:TIOEMO>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
In this paper, the influence of contact materials on late discharges in vac uum switching devices was investigated. Experimental results show that the HV withstand capability of contact materials has a strong influence on the frequency of late discharges in vacuum switching devices. The addition of a small amount of W and Co into the CuCr alloy increases the voltage withsta nd significantly, resulting in a reduction of the frequency of late dischar ges by as much as 50%. Therefore, an efficient approach to decrease the fre quency of late discharges is to increase the Hv withstand of the contact ma terials.