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6. Oil cut
Oil, which had already been used as an insulator, was employed from the beginning of the century as a breaking medium, as this technique enabled the design of relatively simple and economical devices. Oil circuit breakers were mainly used for voltages from 5 to 150 kV.
6.1 Principle
The contacts are immersed in a dielectric oil. During separation, the arc causes the oil to decompose, releasing hydrogen (approx. 70% by volume), ethylene (approx. 20%), methane (approx. 10%) and free carbon. An arc energy of 100 kJ produces around 10 L of these gases. These gases form a bubble which, due to the inertia of the oil mass, is subjected to a dynamic pressure of up to 50 to 100 bar during cutting.
The hydrogen obtained from the decomposition of...
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Bibliography
Standards
- Coordination de l'isolement (1993-11). - CEI 60071-1 -
- Coordination de l'isolement (1996-12). - CEI 60071-2 -
- Interrupteurs à haute tension (1998-01). - CEI 60265-1 -
- Interrupteurs à haute tension (1988-03) ; amendement 1 (1994-07) ; amendement 2 (1998-08). - CEI 60265-2 -
- Contacteurs pour courant alternatif haute tension et démarreurs de moteurs à contacteurs - CEI 60470 - (2000-05)
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