Optical Radiation from an Electric Arc at Different Frequencies

Łukasz Nagi, Michał Kozioł and Jarosław Zygarlicki
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Łukasz Nagi: Institute of Electrical Power Engineering and Renewable Energy, Opole University of Technology, Prószkowska 76 Street, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Michał Kozioł: Institute of Electrical Power Engineering and Renewable Energy, Opole University of Technology, Prószkowska 76 Street, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Jarosław Zygarlicki: Institute of Electrical Power Engineering and Renewable Energy, Opole University of Technology, Prószkowska 76 Street, 45-758 Opole, Poland

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 7, 1-9

Abstract: The article presents research on the electric arc generated by AC current at different frequencies. The measurement procedure and system are described. Optical spectra of the generated arc in the air were recorded using a spectrophotometer. Optical spectra for five frequencies were obtained. The article also presents the energy balance of the components of the registered spectrum. The visible changes in the spectra that depend on the frequency of the AC current generating the electric arc can be significant to the diagnostics of gas insulators. The research presented in the article can be used in multiple areas of technology where an electric arc is used. The influence of the frequency of the current supplying the electric arc on the electromagnetic radiation spectrum in the area of light radiation emitted by the electric arc allows for the construction of systems that can shape the desired characteristics of the electric arc.

Keywords: optical method; electric arc; spectrophotometer; electromagnetic radiation; gas insulator; aeronautics; arc lamps; welding; arc frequencies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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