Published 1984 | Version v1
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Tests of a vacuum breaker for the FTU commutation system

Creators

  • 1. Associazione Euratom-ENEA sulla Fusione, Centro Ricerche Energia, Frascati (Italy)
  • 2. SACE S.p.A. Bergamo (Italy)

Description

A two poles vacuum breaker, equipped with saturable inductances and capacitor banks to produce an artificial current zero, appears the most suitable solution to satisfy these requirements with high reliability of operation and limited maintenance. Two series of tests have been conducted to evaluate the performance and reliability of the system and in particular the erosion of the electrodes as a function of number of operations. The test results have been very satisfactory. At least 1000 full power pulses can be envisaged before replacing the vacuum bottles. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Pergamon Press.
Imprint Place
Oxford (UK)
ISBN
0 08 032559 9
Imprint Title
Fusion technology 1984. 2 v.
Imprint Pagination
1695 p.
Journal Page Range
v. 2 p. 865-869.

Conference

Title
Fusion technology 1984 symposium.
Dates
24-28 Sep 1984.
Place
Varese (Italy).

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
17080300
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CAPACITORS; CIRCUIT BREAKERS; FT TOKAMAK; PERFORMANCE TESTING; PULSE CIRCUITS; SWITCHES; VACUUM SYSTEMS
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT PROTECTION DEVICES; TESTING; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
EUR--9183-EN.