scholarly journals Design of a snubber circuit for low voltage DC solid‐state circuit breakers

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1111-1120
Author(s):  
Zhongying Wang ◽  
Ekkanath Madathil Sankara Narayanan
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Circuit Breakers ◽  
Solid State Circuit ◽  
Snubber Circuit

Low-Voltage Circuit Breakers Based on WBG Solid-State Devices

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (02) ◽  
pp. 1850020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Milojković ◽  
Vančo Litovski ◽  
Simon Le Blond
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Circuit Breakers ◽  
Electrical Arc ◽  
Solid State Circuit ◽  
Silicon Devices ◽  
Solid State Devices ◽  
Power Switches ◽  
Hybrid Circuit

Conventional circuit breakers suffer from two main deficiencies: they are slow to operate and develop an electrical arc. These may be overcome by using solid-state switches which in turn introduce other problems, most significantly power dissipated while in the on-state. Nevertheless, a number of solid-state devices are candidates for implementation as low-voltage circuit breakers and there are several options based on the semiconductor material that may function as high-power switches. This paper presents a unique, extensive and systematic evaluation of these options. Voltage-controlled devices are selected due to the simplicity of the controlling circuit and their resilience to [Formula: see text]/[Formula: see text]-induced switching. Properties of fully solid-state circuit breakers are established and systematic comparisons are made among switches built of silicon and other wide bandgap (WBG) devices such as SiC MOS and GaN HEMT transistors. Using SPICE simulation it is shown that solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs) based on WBG devices exhibit superior characteristics compared with silicon devices, with faster switching and higher voltage and current ratings. Hybrid circuit breakers, combining both conventional and solid-state switches, are discussed too and a new design circuit is simulated and compared to both conventional and fully solid-state designs.

scholarly journals Design and Testing of a Low Voltage Solid-State Circuit Breaker for a DC Distribution System

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 338
Author(s):  
Leslie Tracy ◽  
Praveen Kumar Sekhar
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Power Distribution ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Solid State Circuit ◽  
Dc Distribution ◽  
High Side ◽  
Solid State Circuit Breaker

In this study, a low voltage solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) was implemented for a DC distribution system using commercially available components. The design process of the high-side static switch was enabled through a voltage bias. Detailed functional testing of the current sensor, high-side switch, thermal ratings, analog to digital conversion (ADC) techniques, and response times of the SSCB was evaluated. The designed SSCB was capable of low-end lighting protection applications and tested at 50 V. A 15 A continuous current rating was obtained, and the minimum response time of the SSCB was nearly 290 times faster than that of conventional AC protection methods. The SSCB was implemented to fill the gap where traditional AC protection schemes have failed. DC distribution systems are capable of extreme faults that can destroy sensitive power electronic equipment. However, continued research and development of the SSCB is helping to revolutionize the power industry and change the current power distribution methods to better utilize clean renewable energy systems.

A Review of Solid-State Circuit Breakers

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 364-377
Author(s):  
Rostan Rodrigues ◽  
Yu Du ◽  
Antonello Antoniazzi ◽  
Pietro Cairoli
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Circuit Breakers ◽  
Solid State Circuit

scholarly journals Bidirectional Short-Circuit Current Blocker for DC Microgrid Based on Solid-State Circuit Breaker

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lujun Wang ◽  
Boyu Feng ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Tiezhou Wu ◽  
Huipin Lin
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Rotational Inertia ◽  
Dc Microgrid ◽  
Protection Strategy ◽  
Solid State Circuit ◽  
Solid State Circuit Breaker

In order to solve the imminent problem in that the traditional protection strategy cannot meet time requirements, together with the fact that the rotational inertia of a DC microgrid is small and short-circuit fault develops rapidly, a bidirectional short-circuit current blocker (BSCCB) based on solid-state circuit breaker for a DC microgrid is proposed. Firstly, the bidirectional current blocking circuit structure is proposed based on the analysis of key components. Then, a top-level differential protection strategy is developed based on the aforementioned proposal. Finally, the performance of the blocking circuit is simulated and verified by experiments. The results show that the proposed method can block short-circuit current within 4 ms, and the response speed of the protection strategy is very fast compared with previous approaches. BSCCB also has reclosing, bidirectional blocking and energy releasing functions. The current blocker proposed in this paper can be reused multiple times and has a promising future in low-voltage DC microgrid application.

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