SUMMARYFirst, current interrupting experiments were performed for a rotary-arc type of load-break switch filled with pure CO 2 at a total pressure of 0.1 MPa. Increase in the coil turns for generating magnetic field from 1 to 1.8, 2.5, and 3.6 (arbitrary unit) raised the current interrupting capability from 2.6 kA to 3.2, 3.5, and 4.1 kA. Second, experiments were performed for CO 2 gas mixture under the condition of 3.6 coil turns. Gases of He, O 2 , N 2 , and air were admixted to CO 2 . Adding either He or O 2 to CO 2 at a concentration of 30% allows the switch to have higher interrupting capability than using pure CO 2 .
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