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Elucidation of Vacuum Arc Phenomena for Realization of Ultra-High Voltage DC Vacuum Circuit Breakers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18H01419
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 21010:Power engineering-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Kumada Akiko  東京大学, 大学院工学系研究科(工学部), 教授 (20313009)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 稲田 優貴  埼玉大学, 理工学研究科, 助教 (00735532)
日高 邦彦  東京電機大学, 工学部, 教授 (90181099)
松岡 成居  東京大学, 大学院工学系研究科(工学部), 助教 (10114646)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥8,320,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,920,000)
Keywords遮断器 / 大電流 / 直流遮断 / アークプラズマ / プラズマ温度 / 真空アーク / 二線強度比法 / 銅蒸気温度 / 真空遮断器 / 直流電流遮断 / 発光分光 / 励起温度 / プラズマ温度測定 / 消弧 / プラズマ粒子密度測定 / 電子密度測定 / シャックハルトマン / 分光測定 / 励起電子温度
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed the system to measure the temperature distribution and particle (electron, metal vapor, and ion) density distribution of vacuum arc plasma with high temporal and spatial resolution, and measured these arc phenomena under the conditions of varying the composition ratio and microstructure of the alloy used for the electrode and the superimposed current waveform injected from an external circuit at the time of arc interruption. Arc phenomena were measured under different conditions. Although the accuracy of the electrode temperature measurement remained to be improved, we succeeded in visualizing the state of metal vapor supply at the current zero point and developed a model that qualitatively explains the vapor supply and diffusion in the arc interruption process.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

真空遮断器の遮断の成否は、電流零点のアーク消弧時において、接点間に印加される再起電圧に対してアークが再発弧するかどうかで決まる。遮断動作時には、接点金属がアーク電流により加熱され金属蒸気や溶融金属液滴が噴出し、その金属蒸気内でアークプラズマが形成されるという、種々の物理現象が絡み合った複雑な事象が生じており、消弧・再発弧機構には不明確な点が多い。本研究においては、電極金属の蒸発とアークプラズマの相互作用を含めて真空アーク現象解明に資するデータを得、今後の遮断器の設計の高耐電圧化・合理化に理論的な指針を与えられると期待される。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (29 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (15 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 15 results) Presentation (14 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 12 results)

  • [Journal Article] Electron and Neutral Density Distributions of Vacuum Arcs Under Anode-Spot Mode2021

    • Author(s)
      平野雄一、菊池諒、江尻開、熊田亜紀子、日高邦彦、稲田優貴
    • Journal Title

      IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials

      Volume: 141 Issue: 6 Pages: 407-408

    • DOI

      10.1541/ieejfms.141.407

    • NAID

      130008046758

    • ISSN
      0385-4205, 1347-5533
    • Year and Date
      2021-06-01
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Recovery of Withstanding Voltage After Direct Current Interruption Using Vacuum Circuit Breakers2021

    • Author(s)
      Haruki Ejiri, Ryo Kikuchi, Akiko Kumada, Kunihiko Hidaka, Akihiro Suwa, Yoshihiko Matsu, Masayuki Sakaki
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

      Volume: Vol. 49, Issue 12 Issue: 12 Pages: 3919-3926

    • DOI

      10.1109/tps.2021.3123068

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Excitation Temperature Imaging of Vacuum Arc Based on Two-Line Radiance Method2021

    • Author(s)
      Haruki Ejiri, Ryo Kikuchi, Akiko Kumada, Kunihiko Hidaka, Akihiro Suwa, Yoshihiko Matsu, Masayuki Sakaki
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

      Volume: Vol. 49, No.6 Issue: 6 Pages: 1955-1961

    • DOI

      10.1109/tps.2021.3077971

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Examination of Excitation Temperature of Vacuum Arc Based on Collisional-Radiative Model2021

    • Author(s)
      H. Ejiri、R. Kikuchi、A. Kumada、K. Hidaka、A. Suwa、Y. Matsui、M. Sakaki
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

      Volume: Vol.49, No.6 Issue: 6 Pages: 12466-12475

    • DOI

      10.1109/tps.2021.3077972

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Polarity Effect of Breakdown Characteristics across Micrometer-scale Surface Gap2020

    • Author(s)
      Iwabuchi Hiroyuki、Oyama Tsutomu、Kumada Akiko、Hidaka Kunihiko
    • Journal Title

      IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials

      Volume: 140 Issue: 7 Pages: 342-348

    • DOI

      10.1541/ieejfms.140.342

    • NAID

      130007867818

    • ISSN
      0385-4205, 1347-5533
    • Year and Date
      2020-07-01
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Particle-In-Cell Simulation for Breakdown Phenomena in Vacuum2020

    • Author(s)
      Ejiri Haruki、Fujii Takashi、Kumada Akiko、Hidaka Kunihiko
    • Journal Title

      IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials

      Volume: 140 Issue: 6 Pages: 318-324

    • DOI

      10.1541/ieejfms.140.318

    • NAID

      130007850126

    • ISSN
      0385-4205, 1347-5533
    • Year and Date
      2020-06-01
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Influence of CuCr Electrode Composition on Two-Dimensional Electron and Metal Vapor Density Distribution over Vacuum Arc2020

    • Author(s)
      Inada Yuki、Kikuchi Ryo、Nagai Hiroyuki、Kumada Akiko、Hidaka Kunihiko、Maeyama Mitsuaki
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

      Volume: 53 Issue: 30 Pages: 305201-305201

    • DOI

      10.1088/1361-6463/ab83bd

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Late Breakdowns Caused by Microparticles After Vacuum Arc Interruption2019

    • Author(s)
      Ejiri Haruki、Kumada Akiko、Hidaka Kunihiko、Taguchi Yuki、Inada Yuki、Yamano Yasushi、Iwabuchi Hiroyuki、Kaneko Eiji
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

      Volume: 47 Issue: 8 Pages: 3392-3399

    • DOI

      10.1109/tps.2019.2917379

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Motion and Breakdown Related to Microparticles in Vacuum Gap2019

    • Author(s)
      Ejiri Haruki、Kumada Akiko、Hidaka Kunihiko、Donen Taiki、Kokura Kentaro
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

      Volume: 47 Issue: 8 Pages: 3384-3391

    • DOI

      10.1109/tps.2019.2925655

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Two-dimensional temperature distribution of air arc commutating to arc runner2019

    • Author(s)
      Kumada Akiko、Nagata Taiga、Hidaka Kunihiko、Watanabe Shinya、Kokura Kentaro
    • Journal Title

      Plasma Sources Science and Technology

      Volume: 28 Issue: 9 Pages: 095013-095013

    • DOI

      10.1088/1361-6595/ab3c7d

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Breakdown phenomena across micrometer scale surface gap under negative voltage application2019

    • Author(s)
      Iwabuchi Hiroyuki、Oyama Tsutomu、Kumada Akiko、Hidaka Kunihiko
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

      Volume: 26 Issue: 5 Pages: 1377-1384

    • DOI

      10.1109/tdei.2019.007921

    • NAID

      120006781966

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] EMTPを用いた真空遮断器の直流遮断性能評価2019

    • Author(s)
      三谷卓矢、諏訪晃弘、松井芳彦、榊正幸、熊田亜紀子、日高邦彦
    • Journal Title

      電気学会論文誌B

      Volume: 139 Pages: 776-782

    • NAID

      130007754496

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Initiation Process of Vacuum Breakdown Between Cu and CuCr Electrodes2019

    • Author(s)
      Nagai Hiroyuki、Kikuchi Ryo、Inada Yuki、Matsuoka Shigeyasu、Shioiri Tetsu、Kumada Akiko、Hidaka Kunihiko
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

      Volume: 47 Issue: 11 Pages: 5191-5197

    • DOI

      10.1109/tps.2019.2947444

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Two-dimensional electron density measurement of pulsed positive secondary streamer discharge in atmospheric-pressure air2019

    • Author(s)
      Inada Yuki、Komuro Atsushi、Ono Ryo、Kumada Akiko、Hidaka Kunihiko、Maeyama Mitsuaki
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

      Volume: 52 Issue: 18 Pages: 185204-185204

    • DOI

      10.1088/1361-6463/ab0725

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Monte Carlo Simulation of Microparticle Motion in Vacuum Gap2018

    • Author(s)
      江尻開, 熊田亜紀子, 日髙邦彦, 道念大樹, 小倉健太郎
    • Journal Title

      IEEJ Transactions on Power and Energy

      Volume: 138 Issue: 7 Pages: 628-635

    • DOI

      10.1541/ieejpes.138.628

    • NAID

      130007387104

    • ISSN
      0385-4213, 1348-8147
    • Year and Date
      2018-07-01
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 大電流アーク 中におけるアノードプルームの中性粒子密度2022

    • Author(s)
      前出裕亮、平野雄一、Lin Yandi、佐藤正寛、熊田亜紀子、日高邦彦、稲田優貴
    • Organizer
      令和4年電気学会全国大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 大電流真空アーク放電における電子および中性粒子密度分布のアノードモード依存性2021

    • Author(s)
      平野雄一, 菊池 諒, 江尻 開, 熊田亜紀子, 日高邦彦, 稲田優貴
    • Organizer
      放電・プラズマ・パルスパワー/静止器/開閉保護合同研究会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Experimental Study on Re-ignition Process in CO2/C2F6 Gas Mixture Flow After Application of Quasi-Transient Recovery Voltage2020

    • Author(s)
      Fumitoshi Demura, Yusuke Nakano, Yasunori Tanaka, Tatsuo Ishijima, Ryo Kikuchi, Akiko Kumada, and Yuki Inada
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on High Voltage Engineering 2020(IWHV2020)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Measurement of Metal Vapor Composition in Vacuum Plasma Generated between CuCr Electrodes2019

    • Author(s)
      Ryo Kikuchi, Yuki Inada, Hiroyuki Nagai, Shigeyasu Matsuoka, Akiko Kumada, Kunihiko Hidaka
    • Organizer
      XXXIV International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (XXXIV ICPIG)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Measurement of 2-D Temperature Distribution in Vacuum Arc2019

    • Author(s)
      Takuya Mitani, Akiko Kumada, Kunihiko Hidaka, Akihiro Suwa, Yoshihiko Matsui, Masayuki Sakai
    • Organizer
      XXXIV International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (XXXIV ICPIG)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Particle-In-Cell Simulation for Breakdown Initiating Process in Vacuum2019

    • Author(s)
      Haruki Ejiri, Akiko Kumada,and Kunihiko Hidaka
    • Organizer
      The International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering (ISH 2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Particle-In-Cell Monte Carlo Collision Simulation of the Breakdown Initiating Process in Vacuum2019

    • Author(s)
      H. Ejiri, T. Fujii, A. Kumada, and K. Hidaka
    • Organizer
      5th International Conference on Electric Power Equipment -Switching Technology- (ICEPE-ST 2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Comparative study on turbulent flow structure under AIR, CO2 and SF6 gas blasting visualized by band-pass filtering schlieren system2019

    • Author(s)
      Y. Inada, H. Nagai, A. Kumada, K. Hidaka, Y. Demura, Y. Tabata,Y. Tanaka, T. Nakano and M. Maeyama
    • Organizer
      25th International Conference & Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Comparison of two-dimensional electron density distribution between positive primary and secondary streamer discharge in atmospheric-pressure air2019

    • Author(s)
      Y. Inada, A. Komuro, R. Ono, A. Kumada, K. Hidaka, and M. Maeyama
    • Organizer
      24th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (ISPC 24)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Laser Diagnostics for Elucidation of Vacuum Arc Behavior2018

    • Author(s)
      Akiko Kumada
    • Organizer
      ISDEIV 2018 (28th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] High-speed spectroscopy of vacuum breakdown process between CuCr electrode2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiroyuki Nagai, Yuki Inada, Akiko Kumada, Hisatoshi Ikeda, Kunihiko Hidaka, Chihiro Tateyama, Yoshimitsu Niwa, Tetsu Shioiri, Takayoshi Ichikawa
    • Organizer
      ISDEIV 2018 (28th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Systematic comparison of vacuum arc between CuCr and AgWC electrode by using various optical technique2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Inada, Yuki Taniguchi, Yasushi Yamano, Mitsuaki Maeyama, Yusuke Kitabayashi, Hiroyuki Iwabuchi, Hiroyuki Nagai, Haruki Ejiri, Akiko Kumada, Kunihiko Hidaka, Fujiya Oshiro, Yuma Nagayo, Yuto Hachiman, Eiji Kaneko
    • Organizer
      ISDEIV 2018 (28th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Breakdown Phenomena Triggered by Microparticle in Vacuum Gap2018

    • Author(s)
      Haruki Ejiri, Akiko Kumada, Kunihiko Hidaka, Taiki Donen, Kentaro Kokura
    • Organizer
      ISDEIV 2018 (28th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Late Dielectric Breakdown Phenomenon Caused by Microparticles Released after Current Interruption2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuto Hachiman, Fumiya Oshiro, Yuma Nagayo, Eiji Kaneko, Yuki Inada, Yuki Taguchi, Yasushi Yamano, Mitsuaki Maeyama, Yusuke Kitabayashi, Hiroyuki Iwabuchi, Haruki Ejiri, Akiko Kumada, Kunihiko Hidaka
    • Organizer
      ISDEIV 2018 (28th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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