A Discussion on recent advances in heavy electrical plant - The air-blast circuit breaker

1973 ◽  
Vol 275 (1248) ◽  
pp. 131-138
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Circuit Breakers ◽  
Supply Networks ◽  
Air Blast ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Future Needs ◽  
The World ◽  
Current Design

The current design trends for today’s high voltage air-blast circuit breakers are described. The special advantages of using air as a switching medium are related to the requirements of the present and future needs of e.h.v. and u.h.v. supply networks. Some research currently being carried out throughout the world with relevance to gas-blast interrupters is mentioned.

scholarly journals Solid-State DC Circuit Breakers and their Comparison in Modular Multilevel Converter Based-HVDC Transmission System

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1204
Author(s):  
Gul Ahmad Ludin ◽  
Mohammad Amin Amin ◽  
Hidehito Matayoshi ◽  
Shriram S. Rangarajan ◽  
Ashraf M. Hemeida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Direct Current ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Transmission System ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Circuit Breakers ◽  
Hvdc Transmission ◽  
Dc Circuit Breakers

This paper proposes a new and surge-less solid-state direct current (DC) circuit breaker in a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system to clear the short-circuit fault. The main purpose is the fast interruption and surge-voltage and over-current suppression capability analysis of the breaker during the fault. The breaker is equipped with series insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) switches to mitigate the stress of high voltage on the switches. Instead of conventional metal oxide varistor (MOV), the resistance–capacitance freewheeling diodes branch is used to bypass the high fault current and repress the over-voltage across the circuit breaker. The topology and different operation modes of the proposed breaker are discussed. In addition, to verify the effectiveness of the proposed circuit breaker, it is compared with two other types of surge-less solid-state DC circuit breakers in terms of surge-voltage and over-current suppression. For this purpose, MATLAB Simulink simulation software is used. The system is designed for the transmission of 20 MW power over a 120 km distance where the voltage of the transmission line is 220 kV. The results show that the fault current is interrupted in a very short time and the surge-voltage and over-current across the proposed breaker are considerably reduced compared to other topologies.

scholarly journals Investigation on the Influence of Gas Pressure on CO2 Arc Characteristics in High-Voltage Gas Circuit Breakers

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-98
Author(s):  
Z. Guo ◽  
X. Li ◽  
Y. Zhang ◽  
X. Guo ◽  
J. Xiong
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
Power Loss ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Filling Pressure ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
Circuit Breakers ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Arc Model ◽  
Arc Characteristics ◽  
Temperature Distributions

CO<sub>2</sub> is identified as a promising alternative gas of SF<sub>6</sub>. The magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) arc model is established for a CO<sub>2</sub> circuit breaker. The influence of gas pressure is studied. The simulations are carried out for 0.5 MPa, 0.7 MPa and 0.9 MPa absolute filling pressure, allowing predictions of pressure and temperature distributions. The arc time constant θ and the power loss coefficient <em>Q</em> is extracted. The thermal interruption capability is estimated to grow with increasing filling pressure.

scholarly journals Fuzzy Diagnostic System for Oleo-Pneumatic Drive Mechanism of High-Voltage Circuit Breakers

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viorel Nicolau
Keyword(s):  
Early Detection ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Fuzzy Systems ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Diagnostic System ◽  
Circuit Breakers ◽  
Predictive Diagnosis ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Fuzzy Logic Approach

Many oil-based high-voltage circuit breakers are still in use in national power networks of developing countries, like those in Eastern Europe. Changing these breakers with new more reliable ones is not an easy task, due to their implementing costs. The acting device, called oleo-pneumatic mechanism (MOP), presents the highest fault rate from all components of circuit breaker. Therefore, online predictive diagnosis and early detection of the MOP fault tendencies are very important for their good functioning state. In this paper, fuzzy logic approach is used for the diagnosis of MOP-type drive mechanisms. Expert rules are generated to estimate the MOP functioning state, and a fuzzy system is proposed for predictive diagnosis. The fuzzy inputs give information about the number of starts and time of functioning per hour, in terms of short-term components, and their mean values. Several fuzzy systems were generated, using different sets of membership functions and rule bases, and their output performances are studied. Simulation results are presented based on an input data set, which contains hourly records of operating points for a time horizon of five years. The fuzzy systems work well, making an early detection of the MOP fault tendencies.

An introduction to high-voltage air-blast circuit-breakers

1952 ◽  
Vol 1952 (10) ◽  
pp. 247-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.B. Johnston ◽  
D.J. Kingsbury
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
Circuit Breakers ◽  
Air Blast
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