A 33-GVA Interrupter Test Facility

Abstract

The use of commercial ac circuit breakers for de switching operations requires that they be evaluated to determine their de limitations. Two 2.4-GVA facilities have been constructed and used for this purpose at LASL during the last several years. In response to the increased demands on switching technology, a 33-GVA facility has been constructed Novel features incorporated into this facility include (1) separate capacitive and cryogenic inductive energy storage systems, (2) fiber-optic controls and optically-coupled data links, and (3) digital data acquisition systems. Facility details and planned tests on an experimental rod-array vacuum presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA636679

Entities

People

  • E. M. Honig
  • R. W. Warren
  • W. Mark Parsons

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Capacitors
  • Circuit Breakers
  • Circuits
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Fiber-Optic Cables
  • Interrupters
  • Photographs
  • Power
  • Power Supplies
  • Recovery
  • Storage
  • Switches
  • Test Facilities
  • Voltage

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Electrical Engineering