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The paper presents descriptions of bridge disintegration types and contact mass loss in the bridge stage. There is presented Matlab solvers to solve equation describing dynamic changes of temperature in the bridge region. The final result of program calculations is the mass loss and the volume of the metal of contacts which was lost during the bridge stage.

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Piotr Borkowski
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This paper describes modifications of the Mayr and Cassie models of the electric arc. They include the phenomena of increased heat dissipation and non-zero residual conductance when the current passes through zero. The modified models are combined into a new hybrid model connecting them in parallel and activated by a weight function. Two cases of functional dependence of models on current intensity and instantaneous conductance are considered. Mathematical models in differential and integral forms are presented. On their basis, computer macromodels are created and simulations of processes in circuits with arc models are performed. The families of static and dynamic arc voltage and current characteristics are presented.
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[2] Sawicki A., Haltof M., Spectral and integral methods of determining parameters in selected electric arc models with a forced sinusoid current circuit, Archives of Electrical Engineering, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 87–103 (2016), DOI: 10.1515/aee-2016-0007.
[3] Pentegov I.V., Sidorec V.N., Comparative analysis of models of dynamic welding arc, The Paton Welding Journal, no. 12, pp. 45–48 (2015), DOI: 10.15407/tpwj2015.12.09.
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[5] Sawicki A., The universal Mayr–Pentegov model of the electric arc, Przegl˛ad Elektrotechniczny (Electrical Review), vol. 94, no. 12, pp. 208–211 (2019), DOI: 10.15199/48.2019.12.47.
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[8] Sawicki A., Arc models for simulating processes in circuits with a SF6 circuit breaker, Archives of Electrical Engineering, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 147–159 (2019), DOI: 10.24425/aee.2019.125986.
[9] Sawicki A., Classical and Modified Mathematical Models of Electric Arc, Institute ofWelding Bulletin, no. 4, pp. 67–73 (2019), DOI: 10.17729/ebis.2019.4/7.
[10] Janowski T., Jaroszynski L., Stryczewska H.D., Modification of the Mayr’s electric arc model for gliding Arc Analysis, XXVI International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases, Nagoya, Japan 2001/7/17, pp. 341–342 (2001).
[11] Ziani A., Moulai H., Hybrid model of electric arcs in high voltage circuit breakers, Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 92, pp. 37–42 (2012), DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2012.04.021.
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Antoni Sawicki
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  1. Association of Polish Electrical Engineers (NOT-SEP), Czestochowa Division, Poland
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Mathematical models of electric an arc with disturbed geometric sizes were created based on initial assumptions adopted from theMayr and Cassie models. Two cases of approximation of arc characteristics were considered separately. The Mayr–Voronin model was created in the low-current range with an exponential dependence of conductance on plasma enthalpy. However, the Cassie–Voronin model created is valid in the high-current range with a linear dependence of conductance on plasma enthalpy. In addition, the effect of two different assumptions about the method of energy dissipation, proportional to the lateral surface of the column or proportional to the volume of the column, on the parameters of both mathematical models was compared. It has been shown that under constant geometrical parameter values, created models can be reduced to classic Mayr and Cassie models. Then, these modelswere modified by taking into account the additional increase in heat dissipation as the current increases. Increasing voltage and current characteristics correspond to such an arc. Using the computer simulations, the effectiveness of using developed mathematical models in mapping the dynamic characteristics of the electric arc has been shown.
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[12] Sawicki A., Models of adjustable length electric arc,Wiadomosci Elektrotechniczne (in Polish), no. 7, pp. 15–19 (2012).
[13] Berger S., Mathematical approach to model rapidly elongated free-burning arcs in air in electric power circuits, ICEC 2006, 6–9 June 2006, Sendai, Japan (2006).
[14] Pentegov I.V., Sydorets V.N., Comparative analysis of models of dynamic welding arc, The Paton Welding Journal, no. 12, pp. 45–48 (2015).
[15] Sawicki A., The universal Mayr–Pentegov model of the electric arc, Electrical Review, vol. 94, no. 12, pp. 208–211 (2019), DOI: 10.15199/48.2019.12.47.
[16] Krouchinin A.M., Sawicki A., A theory of electrical arc heating, The Publishing Office of Technical University of Częstochowa, Częstochowa (2003).
[17] Sawicki A., Arc models for simulating processes in circuits with a SF6 circuit breaker, Archives of Electrical Engineering, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 147–159 (2019), DOI: 10.24425/aee.2019.125986.
[18] Katsaounis A., Heat flow and arc efficiency at high pressures in argon and helium tungsten arcs, Welding Research Supplement I, pp. 447-s- 454-s (1993).
[19] Kalasek V., Measurements of time constants on cascade d.c. arc in nitrogen, TH-Report 71-E18, Eindhoven, pp. 1–30 (1971).
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Antoni Sawicki
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  1. Association of Polish Electrical Engineers (NOT-SEP), Czestochowa Division, Poland
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This paper presents new directions in the modeling of electric arc furnaces. This work is devoted to an overview of new approaches based on random differential equations, artificial neural networks, chaos theory, and fractional calculus. The foundation of proposed solutions consists of an instantaneous power balance equation related to the electric arc phenomenon. The emphasis is mostly placed on the conclusions that come from a novel interpretation of the equation coefficients.
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Dariusz Grabowski
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Maciej Klimas
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  1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 10 str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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Electrical contacts are used in general electrical applications such as circuit breakers, switches, relays, connectors, etc. Repeated separations of the parts (anode and cathode) of these contacts under input power can damage their contact materials. The objective of this work is to study the influence of the input electric power (100 W and 256W) and the contact sizes (hemispherical contacts with diameters D=5mm and D=8mm) on the variation of the arc energy and the damage of the contact surfaces by oxidization or by erosion. These parameters are decisive for selecting the best arc-resistant contact sample. Experimental results, SEM, and EDX analysis show that high input power leads to more degradation of contact surfaces. Also, the smaller and the larger contact diameters generate similar arcing energies with similar erosion sizes and oxidation rates, but contact with a small diameter has a higher lifetime (1215 operations) and oxidizes less quickly than the one with a large diameter that has a lower lifetime (374 operations). Experimental and numerical analyses demonstrate that arc mobility is one of several factors influencing the change in contact lifetime.
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Kada Hadda
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Amine Beloufa
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Mohamed Amirat
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Aissa Boutte
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