4. Terminal fault: transient recovery voltage (TTR)
4.1 General
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Extinguishing a 10 or 30 kA arc is not a major problem, as it only needs to be cooled rapidly by means of a suitable blowing device. The difficulty in interrupting a current in a high-voltage network is due to the fact that, when the current is interrupted, the voltage applied to one terminal of the circuit-breaker joins that of the supply network, while the voltage on the other terminal remains zero (basic case of a single-phase earth fault illustrated in figure 9 ).
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References
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Standardization
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
- (cf. CEI 62271-100). - CEI 60056 - 06-2001
- Rapport Technique : Guide d'application des normes de disjoncteurs à haute tension. - CEI XXX - 2001
- Technique des essais à haute tension. - CEI 60060-1 - 1989
- Coordination de l'isolement. - CEI 60071-1 - 11-1993
- Coordination de l'isolement. - CEI 60071-2 - 12-1996
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