Comparison of Equations of the VI Characteristics of an Electric Arc in Open Air

• Published in: Electrical contacts pp. 76 - 81
• Main Authors: Andrea, Jonathan, Schweitzer, Patrick, Carvou, Erwann
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.09.2019
• Subjects: arc characteristic; arc static equation; Contacts; Current measurement; Electrodes; Integrated circuit modeling; Mathematical model; Switches; VI characteristic; Voltage measurement

This paper presents a comparison of VI characteristics of an arc. Many VI characteristic equations can be found in papers on the subject, though they all vary slightly in form and are obtained through empirical processes. We will present a non-exhaustive list of these empirical equations and identif...