Characteristics analysis and simulation of permanent magnet actuator with a new control method for air circuit breaker

Shuhua Fang, Heyun Lin, Siu Lau Ho, Xianbing Wang, Ping Jin, Hengchuan Liu

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Abstract

In this paper, a new method is proposed to control the permanent magnet actuator (PMA) of air circuit breaker (ACB). The characteristics such as magnetic field, making and breaking processes are analyzed using finite-element method. The inductance and permanent magnetic parameters are computed in advance for subsequent incorporation into a cosimulation system. The simulation model is setup in Matlab and data are shared with the automatic dynamic analysis of mechanical systems (ADAMS) software. The making and breaking processes are integrated into a simulation system to allow simple observation of the simulation procedure. Experiments are carried out on an ACB prototype to verify the proposed control method.
Original languageEnglish
Article number5257160
Pages (from-to)4566-4569
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Volume45
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2009

Keywords

  • Control strategy
  • Index Terms-Air circuit breaker (ACB)
  • Permanent magnet actuator (PMA

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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