scholarly journals A Current-Commutation DC Circuit Breaker with Adaptive Reclosing Capability

2021 ◽  
Vol 256 ◽  
pp. 01020
Author(s):  
Chunbing Jiang ◽  
Chengyong Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Fault Isolation ◽  
Normal Operation ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Power Electronic ◽  
Dc Fault ◽  
Current Commutation ◽  
Dc Circuit Breaker ◽  
A Current

DC faults are critical events in a flexible high-voltage dc (HVDC) grid. Thus, ensuring that the power system returns to normal operation rapidly and reliably after fault isolation is very important. This requires a HVDC breaker. In overhead line systems under temporary faults, reclosing is often required. However, once the dc circuit breaker (DCCB) is reclosed directly, the large second overcurrent may occur which could damage the power electronic devices. To avoid this problem, a current-commutation DC circuit breaker with adaptive reclosing capability is proposed. Compared with the traditional auto-reclosing strategy, the second damage under permanent fault condition can be avoided by the proposed DCCB, which can identify the fault property. Compared with the hybrid DCCB, the power electronic breaking branch composed of lots of IGBTs is replaced by the current-commutation branch, which is employed to interrupt bi-directional dc fault current. Moreover, bypassing branch is configured to reduce the energy dissipation of arrester and shorten the fault isolation time effectively. Finally, simulation cases in PSCAD /EMTDC verify the effectiveness and superiorities of the proposed DCCB.

scholarly journals Improvement of DC Fault Current Limiting and Interrupting Operation of Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker Using Double Quench

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4157
Author(s):  
Sang-Jae Choi ◽  
Jun-Hyup Lee ◽  
Jin-Wook Lee ◽  
Sung-Hun Lim
Keyword(s):  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Power Electronic ◽  
Series Resonance ◽  
Dc Fault ◽  
Operational Characteristics ◽  
Current Limiting ◽  
Effective Operation ◽  
Dc Circuit Breaker ◽  
Circuit Power

In this paper, direct current (DC) fault current limiting and interrupting operation of hybrid DC circuit breaker (DCCB) using double quench, which consists of DCCB, a series resonance circuit, power electronic switch, surge arrestor, two separated current limiting reactor/resistor, and two superconducting elements, were suggested. The suggested hybrid DCCB can perform the interrupting operation after twice or once DC fault current limiting operation according to DC fault current amplitude. To verify the effective operation of the suggested hybrid DCCB, the modeling for the components of DCCB, the surge arrestor, and the SCE was carried out and its DC operational characteristics were analyzed. Through the analysis of the modeling results for the suggested hybrid DCCB, the advantages of hybrid DCCB were discussed.

Design and Simulation of Breaking Time Sequence for DC Circuit Breaker with a Current-Limiting Inductance

2014 ◽  
Vol 556-562 ◽  
pp. 1959-1963
Author(s):  
Si Ming Wei ◽  
Yi Gong Zhang ◽  
Huan Liu ◽  
Zhi Qiang Dai ◽  
Xiao Du
Keyword(s):  
Design Method ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Time Sequence ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Distribution Grid ◽  
Current Limiting ◽  
Selection Principles ◽  
Dc Circuit Breaker ◽  
Breaking Time ◽  
A Current

It is great significance for development of MTDC (Multi-terminal HVDC) to build DC transmission and distribution grids. However, the relatively low impedance in DC grids makes the fault penetration much faster and deeper .Consequently, fast and reliable DC circuit breaker is needed to isolate faults. Breaking time and other parameters are important for a breaker to achieve its goals. This paper presents a DC circuit breaker with a current-limiting inductance and gets the rising and falling characteristics of fault current. Based on the characteristics, a design method of breaking time sequence will be given, as well as the calculation of current-limiting inductance and the selection principles of arresters. A 10kV DC distribution grid is modeled and simulated by PSCAD/EMTDC to verify that the method can meet the requirements of breaking fault current quickly and reliably.

scholarly journals A New Topology of a Fast Proactive Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker for MT-HVDC Grids

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 4493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fazel Mohammadi ◽  
Gholam-Abbas Nazri ◽  
Mehrdad Saif
Keyword(s):  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Injection Technique ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Current Interruption ◽  
Hvdc System ◽  
Switching Power ◽  
Dc Fault ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Dc Circuit Breaker ◽  
Converter Topology

One of the major challenges toward the reliable and safe operation of the Multi-Terminal HVDC (MT-HVDC) grids arises from the need for a very fast DC-side protection system to detect, identify, and interrupt the DC faults. Utilizing DC Circuit Breakers (CBs) to isolate the faulty line and using a converter topology to interrupt the DC fault current are the two practical ways to clear the DC fault without causing a large loss of power infeed. This paper presents a new topology of a fast proactive Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker (HDCCB) to isolate the DC faults in MT-HVDC grids in case of fault current interruption, along with lowering the conduction losses and lowering the interruption time. The proposed topology is based on the inverse current injection technique using a diode and a capacitor to enforce the fault current to zero. Also, in case of bidirectional fault current interruption, the diode and capacitor prevent changing their polarities after identifying the direction of fault current, and this can be used to reduce the interruption time accordingly. Different modes of operation of the proposed topology are presented in detail and tested in a simulation-based system. Compared to the conventional DC CB, the proposed topology has increased the breaking current capability, and reduced the interruption time, as well as lowering the on-state switching power losses. To check and verify the performance and efficiency of the proposed topology, a DC-link representing a DC-pole of an MT-HVDC system is simulated and analyzed in the PSCAD/EMTDC environment. The simulation results verify the robustness and effectiveness of the proposed HDCCB in improving the overall performance of MT-HVDC systems and increasing the reliability of the DC grids.

Research on a current commutation drive circuit for hybrid dc circuit breaker and its optimisation design

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. 3119-3126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weijie Wen ◽  
Yulong Huang ◽  
Tiehan Cheng ◽  
Shutong Gao ◽  
Zhengyu Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Current Commutation ◽  
Dc Circuit Breaker ◽  
Drive Circuit ◽  
A Current

scholarly journals Technical Assessment of Hybrid HVDC Circuit Breaker Components under M-HVDC Faults

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (23) ◽  
pp. 8148
Author(s):  
Saqib Khalid ◽  
Ali Raza ◽  
Umar Alqasemi ◽  
Nebras Sobahi ◽  
Muhammad Zain Yousaf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stresses ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Fault Isolation ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Operational Parameters ◽  
Circuit Breakers ◽  
Current Interruption ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
Dc Fault ◽  
Protection Strategies

One of the technical challenges that needs to be addressed for the future of the multi-terminal high voltage direct current (M-HVDC) grid is DC fault isolation. In this regard, HVDC circuit breakers (DCCBs), particularly hybrid circuit breakers (H-DCCBs), are paramount. The H-DCCB, proposed by the ABB, has the potential to ensure a reliable and safer grid operation, mainly due to its millisecond-level current interruption capability and lower on-state losses as compared to electromechanical and solid-state based DCCBs. This paper aims to study and evaluate the operational parameters, e.g., electrical, and thermal stresses on the IGBT valves and energy absorbed by the surge arrestors within H-DCCB during different DC fault scenarios. A comprehensive set of modeling requirements matching with operational conditions are developed. A meshed four-terminal HVDC test bench consisting of twelve H-DCCBs is designed in PSCAD/EMTDC to study the impacts of the M-HVDC grid on the operational parameters of H-DCCB. Thus, the system under study is tested for different current interruption scenarios under a (i) low impedance fault current and (ii) high impedance fault current. Both grid-level and self-level protection strategies are implemented for each type of DC fault.

scholarly journals DC Fault Current Analyzing, Limiting, and Clearing in DC Microgrid Clusters

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 6337
Author(s):  
Navid Bayati ◽  
Hamid Reza Baghaee ◽  
Mehdi Savaghebi ◽  
Amin Hajizadeh ◽  
Mohsen N. Soltani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Low Complexity ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Dc Microgrid ◽  
Dc Fault ◽  
In Series ◽  
Dc Circuit Breaker ◽  
Complexity Cost ◽  
Analytical Expressions

A new DC fault current limiter (FCL)-based circuit breaker (CB) for DC microgrid (MG) clusters is proposed in this paper. The analytical expressions of the DC fault current of a bidirectional interlink DC/DC converter in the interconnection line of two nearby DC MGs are analyzed in detail. Meanwhile, a DC fault clearing solution (based on using a DC FCL in series with a DC circuit breaker) is proposed. This structure offers low complexity, cost, and power losses. To assess the performance of the proposed method, time-domain simulation studies are carried out on a test DC MG cluster in a MATLAB/Simulink environment. The results of the proposed analytical expressions are compared with simulation results. The obtained results verify the analytical expression of the fault current and prove the effectiveness of the proposed DC fault current limiting and clearing strategy.

scholarly journals Impact on Current-Interrupting Characteristic by Parameter Settings of Superconducting Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2469
Author(s):  
Sang-Jae Choi ◽  
Sung-Hun Lim
Keyword(s):  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Case Method ◽  
Power Semiconductors ◽  
Dc System ◽  
Current Limiting ◽  
Dc Circuit Breaker ◽  
Multiple Power ◽  
Short Time ◽  
A Current

DC faults cause severe disruption in not only the DC system but also the AC system because the fault current is very large and rapidly increases. The DC circuit breaker used to separate the DC faults from the power system is still being researched, but it is very expensive due to the use of multiple power semiconductors to interrupt a large fault current in a short time. However, if the quench characteristic of a superconductor is used, the amplitude of fault current can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to effectively interrupt a large fault current even if a relatively cheap mechanically passive DC circuit breaker is used. In the current study, a superconducting hybrid DC circuit breaker is proposed, and the limiting characteristics of each element are analyzed. By using two superconducting elements, the quench occurs sequentially twice according to the magnitude of the fault current, and the current-limiting reactor and resistance are used. If a current-limiting reactor is used in the DC system, the fault current rises slowly at the beginning of the fault, and the use of resistance can reduce the magnitude of the fault current. The inductance of the current-limiting reactor and resistance parameter settings of the hybrid DC circuit breaker was analyzed by the step-changing case method, and the interrupting characteristic of the DC circuit breaker was improved.

scholarly journals Capacitor Commutation Method for MVDC Hybrid Circuit Breakers

Designs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Hyosung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Short Circuit ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Reverse Current ◽  
Resonant Circuit ◽  
Power Circuit ◽  
Power Sources ◽  
Semiconductor Switch ◽  
Current Commutation ◽  
Dc Circuit Breaker ◽  
Hybrid Circuit

The medium voltage DC (MVDC) type system can connect multiple terminals to a common MVDC bus, so it is possible to connect several renewable DC power sources to the common MVDC bus, but a DC circuit breaker is needed to isolate short circuit accidents that may occur in the MVDC bus. For this purpose, the concept of a hybrid DC circuit breaker that takes advantage of a low conduction loss contact type switch and an arcless-breaking semiconductor switch has been proposed. During break the hybrid switch, a dedicated current commutation device is required to temporarily bypass the load current flowing through the main switch into a semiconductor switch branch. Existing current commutation methods include a proactive method and a reverse current injection method by a LC (Inductor-capacitor) resonant circuit. This paper proposes a power circuit of a new MVDC hybrid circuit breaker using a low withstanding voltage capacitor branch for commutation and a sequence controller according to it, and verifies its operation through an experiment.

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