The generation of Arc in high voltage lines takes place whenever the voltage is enough to allow current to jump across conductors by breakdown of insulator. Arcing mainly occurs when the insulation properties of insulators are permanently damaged resulting in complete system failure
ARC VOLTAGE is the voltage that appears across the contacts of circuit breaker during the arcing period, during which the current flow is maintained in the form of an arc. The arc voltage value is low except for the point at which the current reaches zero when the arc voltage rises rapidly to a peak value.
Open circuit voltage is the voltage at the electrode before striking an arc (with no current being drawn). The higher the open circuit voltage, the easier it is to strike an arc because of the initial higher voltage pressure.
Electricity has the ability to arc or jump up to almost 20 feet. When power lines have a high amount of voltage running through them, and the humidity is high, the electricity can arc even more that 20 feet.
the inductive load which is generally use in high voltage transmission line known as transformer. the transformer transform the high voltage to low voltage.
Restriking Voltage : it is the transient voltage that exists during the arcing time. ( natural frequency kHz ). Recovery Voltage : it is the rms voltage after final arc extinction. ( normal frequency 50 or 60 Hz). both voltages appear between circuit breaker poles.
The arc utilized for arc welding is low voltage high current discharge. The voltage required for maintaining an arc is less than for striking the arc. Voltage drops & current increases as the arc is developed. The voltage required to strike DC arc is about 50-55 V & for AC is 80-90 V.It is difficult to maintain the arc with voltage less than 14V or more than 40V.READ ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY BY B L THAREJA / AK THAREJA
There was a bright electric arc flashing between the high voltage wires. The story arc continued across several episodes of the TV show.
ARC VOLTAGE is the voltage that appears across the contacts of circuit breaker during the arcing period, during which the current flow is maintained in the form of an arc. The arc voltage value is low except for the point at which the current reaches zero when the arc voltage rises rapidly to a peak value.
The longer you strech the arc, the smaller the voltage. Current rises though.
It just means length.
If the voltage is very high (kilovolts), it will create an arc and burn through the paper.
Open circuit voltage is the voltage at the electrode before striking an arc (with no current being drawn). The higher the open circuit voltage, the easier it is to strike an arc because of the initial higher voltage pressure.
Electricity has the ability to arc or jump up to almost 20 feet. When power lines have a high amount of voltage running through them, and the humidity is high, the electricity can arc even more that 20 feet.
Switching High voltages requires more substantial apparatus. High voltage electricity can arc further and therefore distances between contacts need to be larger. This has cost and size implications. Youy dont want a massive throw switch in your tiny state of the art piece of equipment. Also the contacts in high voltage equipment are bigger as the voltage will erode smaller contacts quickly. This also raises cost.
The main disadvantage is that high voltage causes surrounding air ionization and may cause negative health effects for people close by. However, electric losses will be less when electricity is transmitted at high voltage. The higher the voltage the less the electric losses.
Same way as anywhere else. You need two electrodes and something to apply a (high) voltage between them.
The function of any ballast in a lighting fixture is to raise the voltage high enough to strike an arc through the bulb or tube.