Title |
Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter Design for Electrical Fire Protection |
Authors |
반기종(Ban, Gi-Jong) ; 김낙교(Kim, Lark-Kyo) |
Keywords |
AFCI ; Arc ; Fire Protection ; Arc Current Controller ; Sensor |
Abstract |
Arc Fault Current is an electric discharge which is occurred in two opposite electrode. In this paper, AFCI(arc fault circuit interrupter) is designed for the interruption of arc fault current which is occurred in the local electric network. This arc is one of the main causes of electric fire. Arc fault in electrical network has the characteristics of low current, high impedance and high frequency. Conventional arc fault circuit interrupter does not have the arc current interrupt function. Hence, Arc current controller is designed for the interruption of arc fault current which has the modified arc characteristics. |