Modeling of conductive particle behavior in insulating fluidsaffected by DC electric fields

Several electrostatic technologies, such as separation of granular mixtures, flocking, printing, or biological cell manipulation, are based on the accurate control of conductive particle motion in insulating gases or liquids by means of relatively high DC electric fields. This paper is aimed at characterizing the behavior of such particles by numerical modeling of two aspects: (1) particle motion under the action of electric field forces and (2) insulation breakdown triggered by mobile particles. The equations of particle motion were written by taking into account both gravitational and drag forces, as well as the rebound at particle impact with the electrodes. If the particles move in ionized air, their charge varies in time. In that case, the equation of particle charge should be added to the mathematical model. The output data of the programs for numerical simulation of particle behavior are in good agreement with the available experimental results. Particle movements were shown to be influenced by the intensity of the electric field, by the density of the space charge, by size and mass density of the particles, as well as by their coefficient of restitution at impact with the electrodes. The conclusions regarding the behavior of conductive particles in insulating fluids are useful for the development of improved electrostatic separation technologies; they are of particular interest to all manufacturers of high-voltage equipment     

Evaluation by numerical analysis of magnetic shielding characteristics of bulk high‐Tc superconductor containing weak links

High‐T_c superconductors (HTS), which have the characteristics of critical current density over 3 × 10⁴ A/cm² at liquid nitrogen temperature (77 K) and 1 T, can be produced. Thus, they are promising for many practical applications such as a magnetic bearing, magnetic levitation, flywheel, and magnetic shielding. Since the HTS characteristics are not homogeneous in some specimens due to grain boundaries and cracks, the distribution of magnetic characteristics should be assessed. Thus, we have measured the distribution of the magnetic flux density on the surface of the HTS using a Hall element, and have evaluated its magnetic characteristics. The measurement of magnetic characteristics using a Hall element is difficult regarding the distribution of the magnetic flux density on the actual surface and inside of the HTS sample. In this research, we conducted a quantitative evaluation of the magnetic shielding characteristics of the HTS including weak links under a static magnetic field with the three‐dimensional finite element method analysis. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 146(1): 9–17, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.10209     

Design and analysis of a mass spectrometer with superimposed magnetic and rotating electric fields

We planned to develop a small and inexpensive measurement device for determination of molecular concentration. The analysis process operates by superimposing a rotating electric field on a magnetic field. When the strength and frequency of the rotating electric field and the mass and speed of the ion are predetermined, the circular radius of the ion's trajectory is fixed. We designed a computer program to simulate ion movement in the electric field and magnetic field. It is possible to calculate the circular movement of the ion in the rotating electric field, and then calculate the circular movement in the superimposed state of the rotating electric field and magnetic field. The magnitude of the mass spectrometer conventionally determines resolution ability. Our definition of resolution is the fraction equal to the distance of separation divided by the distance of the attainment point. The resolution increases gradually at first, and then rises suddenly and dramatically to over 20 times the resolution of that of a spectrometer which does not use a superimposed field. We believe that the theory of ion movement in the rotating electric field and magnetic field could lead to the development of a small and inexpensive analysis machine. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 143(1): 15–26, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.10113     

电线电缆导体直流电阻测量不确定度的评定及分析

导体直流电阻是电线电缆产品质量检测中的重要电气性能检测项目,其大小直接影响到电缆的载流量和送电线路损耗,其是衡量电缆质量的重要指标.导体直流电阻的检测准确度容易受到诸多因素的影响,因此,导体直流电阻测量不确定度的评定,对于导体直流电阻的检测结果判定有重要的意义.本文通过对导体直流电阻测量的数学模型结合不确定度的A类和B类评定方法,对电缆类产品导体直流电阻测量不确定度进行了综合评定及分析.     

Analytical formula of induced electric fields in a spherical conductor by an ELF dipole magnetic field source

An analytical formula of induced electric field E in a spherical conductor by an ELF dipole magnetic field source is mathematically derived in vector form based on the equivalent mutlipole moment method with reexpansion technique (RE‐EMMM), where M _‖ and are parallel and perpendicular components of M , respectively. The validity of the formula is confirmed in the following three ways: (i) the derivation of the formula from the Sarvas equation with the reciprocity theorem derived by Eaton; (ii) the convergence of the formula to that of homogeneous magnetic field when M _‖ is located at the infinite distance; (iii) comparison of the analytical solutions with numerical solutions by RE‐EMMM. Furthermore, a formula for the trajectory, which satisfies E = 0 , is derived for the field by M _‖. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 166(3): 8– 17, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.20739     

Evaluation method of computational error for electric field analysis by a surface charge method

In this paper, an evaluation method of computational error for the electric field analysis by a surface charge method is proposed. In the method, an approximate equation of the smoothness of the electric field distribution is used to evaluate the computational error. In two‐dimensional and axisymmetric problems, the approximate equation of the smoothness is expressed by the second derivative form of the surface charge density with respect to the distance along the surface. Furthermore, the smoothness is expanded to three‐dimensional problems and a general form of the equation for the smoothness is obtained. The applicability of the proposed method is verified by computation results of a two‐sphere model and a hyperboloid model. © 1998 Scripta Technica, Electr Eng Jpn, 126(1): 7–14, 1999     

An FDTD analysis of electromagnetic fields caused by electrostatic discharge between metals with ferrite material attachments

The transient electromagnetic fields due to electrostatic discharge (ESD) between charged metals have wide‐band frequency spectra up to the microwave region, which create a serious malfunction for high‐tech information devices. For the above ESD fields, we previously analyzed them, using the finite‐difference time‐domain (FDTD) method, and showed that the metals enhance the field level according to the metal dimension. From the standpoint of reducing such ESD fields, the electromagnetic fields caused by the spark between the metals with ferrite core attachments were investigated. The FDTD method was also used to compute the ESD fields. An FDTD algorithm for the magnetic field inside the ferrite core was newly derived. The results show that the cores attached near the spark gap considerably reduce the magnetic field level, which is also confirmed experimentally. © 2001 Scripta Technica, Electr Eng Jpn, 138(1): 34–41, 2002     

一起一次接线原因导致的主变差动保护动作分析

在中性点非直接接地系统中发生单相接地时,因接地电流很小,一般不会导致电流保护动作.但在某变电站中因一次接线原因在发生单相接地时,导致了主变差动保护动作,在分析动作原因的基础上,对此种接线方式可能引起的危害进行了初步分析,提出了解决方法.