SF6 CIRCUIT

BREAKERS

BHASKAR ANAND(603028)
ATUL KR JHA(603026)
ASHUTOSH SAMAL(603025)
 WHAT IS A CIRCUIT BREAKER ??
A circuit breaker is an automatically-operated
electrical switch designed to protect an electrical
circuit from damage caused by overload or short
circuit.

Its basic function is to detect a fault condition and to

immediately discontinue electrical flow.
 Types of circuit breakers

OIL circuit breaker.

Air blast circuit breaker.
Vaccum circuit breaker.
Water circuit breaker.
SF6 circuit breaker.
Hard gas circuit breaker.
 Why SF6?

Pure SF6 is inert and thermally stable.

 5 times denser than air.

Heat convection is 1.6 ties than air.

It is non-inflamable ,non poisonous and odourless.

 Properties of SF6

High dielectric strength.

Unique arc-quenching ability.

Excellent thermal stability.

Good thermal conductivity.

 CONSTRUCTION

 Three cylindrical large size steel tanks are mounted

horizontally parellel to each other,each tank
containing SF6 under pressure.
It consists of a moving contact and a fixed contact.
A gas reservoir is provided to store gas at high
pressure.
 ARC QUENCHING

The interuption of arc is achieved by the action of

SF6 gas forcing itself at high speed on both the
poles.an arcing horn is placed inside the fixed
contacts.
When arc is produced it is quickly transferd from
fixed contact to arcing horn greately reducing
burning effects.
WORKING
 advantages

Arc quenching time is very small.

At low pressure and low velocity current chopping in
possible.
No co2 formed so di electric strength does not
decrease.
Performance not affected by atmospheric changes.
Compact in size and electrical clearances are
dractically reduced.
 disadvantage

The only disadvantage is that circuit breaker

becomes sophisticated.
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