Ke Wang / Electric Power Research Institute of Yunnan Power Grid Co., Ltd.
Dongxu Zhao / Xi'an Jiaotong University
Junwei Deng / Xi 'an Jiaotong University
Boya Zhang / Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xingwen Li / Xi'an Jiaotong University
During the circuit breaker breaking process, the behavior of the zero-zone arc is one of the key factors to determine the success of the gas circuit breaker breaking. Passive optical diagnostics can provide crucial microscopic information about the arc zero-zone. In this paper, different media zero-zone arc interference fringes are obtained by dual-wavelength laser interferometry, and the evolution of back-arc electron density is obtained through phase difference inversion. Compared with the decay rates of electron surface density in different arc extinguishing media, the results show that Air<CO2<SF6, which is consistent with the excellent arc extinguishing performance of SF6 in practical engineering applications. By exploring the comprehensive control mechanism of gas arc back-arc decay process under different factors, this study provides a theoretical basis for the development of new circuit breakers.