A novel thyristor‐based hybrid DC circuit breaker with short arcing capability

Abstract Multi‐terminal flexible high‐voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission and DC grid technology are developing rapidly. The hybrid DC circuit breaker (HCB) has broad application prospects in the field of HVDC transmission and DC power grid. Nevertheless, existing HCBs have one or more follow...

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Main Authors: Guanlong Jia, Yuchen Yuan, Hongjiang Guo, Xiaoxue Wang, Feng Niu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-12-01
Series:High Voltage
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/hve2.12496
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author Guanlong Jia
Yuchen Yuan
Hongjiang Guo
Xiaoxue Wang
Feng Niu
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Yuchen Yuan
Hongjiang Guo
Xiaoxue Wang
Feng Niu
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description Abstract Multi‐terminal flexible high‐voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission and DC grid technology are developing rapidly. The hybrid DC circuit breaker (HCB) has broad application prospects in the field of HVDC transmission and DC power grid. Nevertheless, existing HCBs have one or more following blemishes: arc suppression scheme of mechanical switch, high cost and unreliable adaptive reclosure. In this paper, a modified thyristor‐based hybrid DC circuit breaker with short arcing capacity (SA‐HCB) is introduced, which consists of the main branch, the fault handling branch and the pre‐charging branch. Besides, the modified SA‐HCB has the inherent capability of adaptive reclosing. The advantages of thyristors are fully used in the SA‐HCB, such as low cost, low conduction voltage drop, and natural shutdown. The detailed structure diagram and mathematical model of the SA‐HCB are introduced, and the operation processes of the fault current transfer are also analysed. Later, a design method for parameters of the proposed SA‐HCB is provided. Then, a single‐ended equivalent system is built in PSCAD/EMTDC to verify the accuracy of the theoretical analysis and parameter design. Subsequently, based on four‐terminal simulation, the economy of the SA‐HCB is verified by comparing with the topology proposed by ABB. Finally, the small‐scale experiment of the proposed SA‐HCB is introduced.
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spelling doaj-art-1c6b542eaff142e99a28b8efa1a1a2fd2025-08-20T02:51:11ZengWileyHigh Voltage2397-72642024-12-01961288130110.1049/hve2.12496A novel thyristor‐based hybrid DC circuit breaker with short arcing capabilityGuanlong Jia0Yuchen Yuan1Hongjiang Guo2Xiaoxue Wang3Feng Niu4Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Field and Electrical Apparatus Reliability of Hebei Province School of Electrical Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin ChinaKey Laboratory of Electromagnetic Field and Electrical Apparatus Reliability of Hebei Province School of Electrical Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin ChinaKey Laboratory of Electromagnetic Field and Electrical Apparatus Reliability of Hebei Province School of Electrical Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin ChinaKey Laboratory of Electromagnetic Field and Electrical Apparatus Reliability of Hebei Province School of Electrical Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin ChinaKey Laboratory of Electromagnetic Field and Electrical Apparatus Reliability of Hebei Province School of Electrical Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin ChinaAbstract Multi‐terminal flexible high‐voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission and DC grid technology are developing rapidly. The hybrid DC circuit breaker (HCB) has broad application prospects in the field of HVDC transmission and DC power grid. Nevertheless, existing HCBs have one or more following blemishes: arc suppression scheme of mechanical switch, high cost and unreliable adaptive reclosure. In this paper, a modified thyristor‐based hybrid DC circuit breaker with short arcing capacity (SA‐HCB) is introduced, which consists of the main branch, the fault handling branch and the pre‐charging branch. Besides, the modified SA‐HCB has the inherent capability of adaptive reclosing. The advantages of thyristors are fully used in the SA‐HCB, such as low cost, low conduction voltage drop, and natural shutdown. The detailed structure diagram and mathematical model of the SA‐HCB are introduced, and the operation processes of the fault current transfer are also analysed. Later, a design method for parameters of the proposed SA‐HCB is provided. Then, a single‐ended equivalent system is built in PSCAD/EMTDC to verify the accuracy of the theoretical analysis and parameter design. Subsequently, based on four‐terminal simulation, the economy of the SA‐HCB is verified by comparing with the topology proposed by ABB. Finally, the small‐scale experiment of the proposed SA‐HCB is introduced.https://doi.org/10.1049/hve2.12496
spellingShingle Guanlong Jia
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Xiaoxue Wang
Feng Niu
A novel thyristor‐based hybrid DC circuit breaker with short arcing capability
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title A novel thyristor‐based hybrid DC circuit breaker with short arcing capability
title_full A novel thyristor‐based hybrid DC circuit breaker with short arcing capability
title_fullStr A novel thyristor‐based hybrid DC circuit breaker with short arcing capability
title_full_unstemmed A novel thyristor‐based hybrid DC circuit breaker with short arcing capability
title_short A novel thyristor‐based hybrid DC circuit breaker with short arcing capability
title_sort novel thyristor based hybrid dc circuit breaker with short arcing capability
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