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 A Compound Current Limiter and Circuit Breaker

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Heidary ◽  
Hamid Radmanesh ◽  
Ali Bakhshi ◽  
Kumars Rouzbehi ◽  
Edris Pouresmaeil
Keyword(s):  
Voltage Drop ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Fault Current Limiter ◽  
System A ◽  
Ability To Act ◽  
Compound Type ◽  
In Series ◽  
Current Limiter

The protection of sensitive loads against voltage drop is a concern for the power system. A fast fault current limiter and circuit breaker can be a solution for rapid voltage recovery of sensitive loads. This paper proposes a compound type of current limiter and circuit breaker (CLCB) which can limit fault current and fast break to adjust voltage sags at the protected buses. In addition, it can act as a circuit breaker to open the faulty line. The proposed CLCB is based on a series L-C resonance, which contains a resonant transformer and a series capacitor bank. Moreover, the CLCB includes two anti-parallel power electronic switches (a diode and an IGBT) connected in series with bus couplers. In order to perform an analysis of CLCB performance, the proposed structure was simulated using MATLAB. In addition, an experimental prototype was built, tested, and the experimental results were reported. Comparisons show that experimental results were in fair agreement with the simulation results and confirm CLCB’s ability to act as a fault current limiter and a circuit breaker.

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.

scholarly journals Analysis of the DC Fault Current Limiting Characteristics of a DC Superconducting Fault Current Limiter Using a Transformer

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 4210
Author(s):  
Kang-Cheol Cho ◽  
Min-Ki Park ◽  
Sung-Hun Lim
Keyword(s):  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Superconducting Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Dc System ◽  
Dc Fault ◽  
Current Limiting ◽  
New Type ◽  
Current Limiter

Recently, a lot of interesting research has been conducted to solve the fault current problem of the DC system. In long-distance transmission, DC transmission is more economical than AC transmission. The connection of power grids with a DC system can also better control the power flow and provide high stability. However, the control of the fault current in a DC system is more difficult to handle than in an AC system because the DC system does not make a zero point, unlike the AC system. In addition, there is a disadvantage, in that an arc occurs when a circuit breaker operates. In this paper, a new type of DC superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) is proposed. This new type of SFCL is composed of two superconducting elements, a current limiting resistor/reactor (CLR), and a transformer. With the proposed SFCL, the DC fault current limiting experiments were performed and the DC fault current limiting characteristics of this SFCL due to the component of the CLR were analyzed.

scholarly journals SF6 passive resonance DC circuit breaker combined with a superconducting fault current limiter

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 2869-2878
Author(s):  
Bin Xiang ◽  
Nuo Cheng ◽  
Kun Yang ◽  
Zhiyuan Liu ◽  
Yingsan Geng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Superconducting Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Dc Circuit Breaker ◽  
Current Limiter

scholarly journals Interrupting Short-Circuit Direct Current Using an AC Circuit Breaker in Series with a Reactor

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saurabh Kulkarni ◽  
Surya Santoso
Keyword(s):  
Direct Current ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Overcurrent Protection ◽  
Dc Fault ◽  
Rlc Circuit ◽  
In Series ◽  
Filter Capacitor

This paper describes and demonstrates the principle and efficacy of a novel direct current fault interruption scheme using a reactor in series with a controlled rectifier and a conventional AC circuit breaker. The presence of the series reactor limits the capacitive discharge current from the DC filter capacitor at the output terminals of the phase-controlled rectifier. In addition, the series reactor along with the filter capacitor forms an underdamped series RLC circuit which forces the fault current to oscillate about zero. This synthetic alternating current can then be interrupted using a conventional AC circuit breaker. The selection criteria for the series reactor and overcurrent protection are presented as well. Using the proposed scheme for an example case, a DC fault current magnitude is reduced from 56 kA to 14 kA, while the interruption time is reduced from 44 ms to 25 ms.

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.

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