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    SF6 circuit breakers use sulfur hexafluoride gas to extinguish electric arcs. The gas absorbs free electrons from arcs, converting them to heavier negative ions that have low mobility. This quenches the arc. SF6 circuit breakers have an interrupter unit with fixed and movable contacts, and a gas system that compresses and recycles the SF6. When a fault occurs, high pressure SF6 is released between opening contacts to absorb electrons from the arc, reducing charge movement and dielectric strength and quenching the arc.

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    SF6 circuit breakers use sulfur hexafluoride gas to extinguish electric arcs. The gas absorbs free electrons from arcs, converting them to heavier negative ions that have low mobility. This quenches the arc. SF6 circuit breakers have an interrupter unit with fixed and movable contacts, and a gas system that compresses and recycles the SF6. When a fault occurs, high pressure SF6 is released between opening contacts to absorb electrons from the arc, reducing charge movement and dielectric strength and quenching the arc.

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    SF6 circuit breakers use sulfur hexafluoride gas to extinguish electric arcs. The gas absorbs free electrons from arcs, converting them to heavier negative ions that have low mobility. This quenches the arc. SF6 circuit breakers have an interrupter unit with fixed and movable contacts, and a gas system that compresses and recycles the SF6. When a fault occurs, high pressure SF6 is released between opening contacts to absorb electrons from the arc, reducing charge movement and dielectric strength and quenching the arc.

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    SF6 circuit breakers use sulfur hexafluoride gas to extinguish electric arcs. The gas absorbs free electrons from arcs, converting them to heavier negative ions that have low mobility. This quenches the arc. SF6 circuit breakers have an interrupter unit with fixed and movable contacts, and a gas system that compresses and recycles the SF6. When a fault occurs, high pressure SF6 is released between opening contacts to absorb electrons from the arc, reducing charge movement and dielectric strength and quenching the arc.

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    Lab 06

    SF6 Circuit Breaker

    Objectives:
    To know about:
    a) SF6 Circuit Breaker
    b) Construction
    c) Working
    Theory
    a) SF6 Circuit Breaker
    Sulphur Hexafluoride or SF6 circuit breaker is a type of circuit breaker that uses pressurized SF6 gas
    to extinguish the arc. It is a dielectric gas having superior insulating and arc quenching properties far better
    than air or oil.
    SF6 gas has very high electronegativity. It has a strong tendency to absorb free electrons. When an
    arc is struck between the contacts, it absorbs the free electrons from it. It converts into negative ions which
    are heavier than electrons. Due to its heavyweight, its mobility is reduced. Therefore, the mobility of the
    charges in SF6 gas has low mobility which enhances the dielectric strength of the medium since the
    movement of charges is responsible for current flow.

    b) Construction of SF6 Circuit Breaker


    The SF6 circuit breakers consist of two main parts
    i. Interrupter Unit
    ii. Gas System
    i. Interrupter Unit
    The interrupter unit consists of two types of current-carrying contacts i.e. the fixed and movable
    contact. The fixed contacts as its name suggest do not move while the movable contact moves back and
    forth using an arm actuated by a mechanism. There is a vent for the inlet and outlet of the pressurized SF6
    gas to cool off the arc as well as extinguish it.
    ii. Gas System
    A closed gas system is used, where the used SF6 is recombined for reuse. Its pressure is also
    maintained as its dielectric strength greatly depends upon it.
    c) Working of SF6 Circuit Breaker
    The SF6 gas is compressed and stored inside a tank. During the fault conditions, the contacts are
    separated and an arc is struck between them. The highly pressurized SF6 gas is also released at the same
    moment. The arc which is the movement of charges contains free electrons. The SF6 being highly
    electronegative, absorbs the free electrons forming negative ions. These ions are heavier and have low
    mobility as compared to free electrons.
    Due to the heavy mass of the formed negative ions, the movement of the charges reduces between
    the contacts. This increases the dielectric strength of the medium that quenches the arc at zero current. The
    blast of SF6 gas also reduces the temperature of the arc which also reduces its strength. The pressure of the
    gas is also directly proportional to the dielectric strength of the SF6 gas.

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