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Quenching of an electric arc in a vacuum gap with a uniform transverse magnetic field

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The breaking ability of a vacuum arc interrupter with a uniform transverse magnetic field formed by a system of permanent magnets was investigated experimentally. The vacuum interrupter with a 0.5-μF shunting capacitor switched off a dc current of up to 150 A at magnetic fields of 100–180 mT. At magnetic fields of 120–160 mT, the breaking ability of the vacuum interrupter was increased to 300 A by introducing a nonuniformity in the magnetic field distribution near the contact surface.

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  1. All-Russia Electrotechnical Institute, Krasnokazarmennaya ul. 12, Moscow, 111250, Russia

    D. F. Alferov, M. R. Ahmetgareev, D. V. Yevsin & V. P. Ivanov

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Original Russian Text © D.F. Alferov, M.R. Ahmetgareev, D.V. Yevsin, V.P. Ivanov, 2009, published in Prikladnaya Fizika, 2009, No. 4, pp. 86–91.

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Alferov, D.F., Ahmetgareev, M.R., Yevsin, D.V. et al. Quenching of an electric arc in a vacuum gap with a uniform transverse magnetic field. Plasma Phys. Rep. 36, 1210–1214 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X10130209

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