Digital twin-oriented multi-physics field simulation analysis of high-voltage SF6 circuit breakers

Abstract

Circuit breakers are important components for removing short circuits in power systems and ensuring safe operation. The operation of circuit breakers may not be predicted and thus cause accidents, so there is an urgent need to innovate means to assess the operation status of power equipment and monitor the operation status of power grids in full real time, to improve the monitoring capability of major key equipment, and to study key technologies for the digital twin of circuit breakers to support the safe and stable operation of transmission networks and the digital transformation of energy systems. This paper establishes the multi-physics field coupling calculation model of the circuit breaker opening process, completes the simulation calculation of the circuit breaker opening process, gets the distribution and change trend of parameters such as electric field, pressure, temperature, density, and airflow speed inside the interrupting chamber, and analyzes the flow characteristics inside the interrupting chamber in different opening processes. We select the characteristic parameters and provide data support for the establishment of fault diagnosis based on the digital twin of the circuit breaker.