Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter Development for Residential DC Electricity

<p>The following technical report describes the development and testing of an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) for DC circuits operating primarily at 48 volts. We have identified an effective method for determining when arcing is occurring. Our method is primarily based on comparing the frequency spectrum of current flowing through the circuit during an arcing event to a known characteristic spectrum. Once an arc has been identified, our interrupter is capable of responding adequately to eliminate the arc. Hardware tests show the AFCI developed in this thesis responded, in all test cases, within 2 seconds of an arc fault occurrence. Commercialization and adoption of our interrupter will increase the safety of DC circuits operating at 80 volts or less.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MS in Electrical Engineering

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical Engineering

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Aarstad, Cassidy Alan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Taufik

• Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter
• AFCI
• DC
• Direct Current
• Low Voltage
• Frequency Spectrum
• Power and Energy

Identifier

10.15368/theses.2016.111

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:theses-2806