Circuit Breakers in Low- and Medium-Voltage DC Microgrids for Protection against Short-Circuit Electrical Faults: Evolution and Future Challenges
This paper deals with circuit breakers (CBs) used in direct current microgrids (DCMGs) for protection against electrical faults, focusing on their evolution and future challenges in low voltage (<1.5 kV) and medium voltage (between 1.5 kV and 20 kV). In recent years, proposals for new circuit-bre...
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| author | Bayron Perea-Mena Jaime A. Valencia-Velasquez Jesús M. López-Lezama Juan B. Cano-Quintero Nicolás Muñoz-Galeano |
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| description | This paper deals with circuit breakers (CBs) used in direct current microgrids (DCMGs) for protection against electrical faults, focusing on their evolution and future challenges in low voltage (<1.5 kV) and medium voltage (between 1.5 kV and 20 kV). In recent years, proposals for new circuit-breaker features have grown. Therefore, a review on the evolution of circuit breakers for DCMGs is of utmost importance. In general terms, this paper presents a review concerning the evolution of circuit breakers used in DCMGs, focusing on fuses, mechanical circuit breakers (MCBs), solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs), and hybrid circuit breakers (HCBs). Their evolution is presented highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each device. It was found that although modern circuit breakers have begun to be commercially available, many of them are still under development; consequently, some traditional fuses and MCBs are still common in DCMGs, but under certain restrictions or limitations. Future challenges that would allow a successful and adequate implementation of circuit breakers in DCMGs are also presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22a3d96cb6b14b23b05edb9bbdfdd9902023-11-23T11:06:17ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-12-011211510.3390/app12010015Circuit Breakers in Low- and Medium-Voltage DC Microgrids for Protection against Short-Circuit Electrical Faults: Evolution and Future ChallengesBayron Perea-Mena0Jaime A. Valencia-Velasquez1Jesús M. López-Lezama2Juan B. Cano-Quintero3Nicolás Muñoz-Galeano4Research Group on Efficient Energy Management (GIMEL), Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellin 050010, ColombiaResearch Group on Efficient Energy Management (GIMEL), Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellin 050010, ColombiaResearch Group on Efficient Energy Management (GIMEL), Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellin 050010, ColombiaResearch Group on Efficient Energy Management (GIMEL), Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellin 050010, ColombiaResearch Group on Efficient Energy Management (GIMEL), Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellin 050010, ColombiaThis paper deals with circuit breakers (CBs) used in direct current microgrids (DCMGs) for protection against electrical faults, focusing on their evolution and future challenges in low voltage (<1.5 kV) and medium voltage (between 1.5 kV and 20 kV). In recent years, proposals for new circuit-breaker features have grown. Therefore, a review on the evolution of circuit breakers for DCMGs is of utmost importance. In general terms, this paper presents a review concerning the evolution of circuit breakers used in DCMGs, focusing on fuses, mechanical circuit breakers (MCBs), solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs), and hybrid circuit breakers (HCBs). Their evolution is presented highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each device. It was found that although modern circuit breakers have begun to be commercially available, many of them are still under development; consequently, some traditional fuses and MCBs are still common in DCMGs, but under certain restrictions or limitations. Future challenges that would allow a successful and adequate implementation of circuit breakers in DCMGs are also presented.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/1/15DC microgrids (DCMGs)electrical faultsfusesmechanical circuit breakerssolid-state circuit breakershybrid circuit breakers |
| spellingShingle | Bayron Perea-Mena Jaime A. Valencia-Velasquez Jesús M. López-Lezama Juan B. Cano-Quintero Nicolás Muñoz-Galeano Circuit Breakers in Low- and Medium-Voltage DC Microgrids for Protection against Short-Circuit Electrical Faults: Evolution and Future Challenges Applied Sciences DC microgrids (DCMGs) electrical faults fuses mechanical circuit breakers solid-state circuit breakers hybrid circuit breakers |
| title | Circuit Breakers in Low- and Medium-Voltage DC Microgrids for Protection against Short-Circuit Electrical Faults: Evolution and Future Challenges |
| title_full | Circuit Breakers in Low- and Medium-Voltage DC Microgrids for Protection against Short-Circuit Electrical Faults: Evolution and Future Challenges |
| title_fullStr | Circuit Breakers in Low- and Medium-Voltage DC Microgrids for Protection against Short-Circuit Electrical Faults: Evolution and Future Challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Circuit Breakers in Low- and Medium-Voltage DC Microgrids for Protection against Short-Circuit Electrical Faults: Evolution and Future Challenges |
| title_short | Circuit Breakers in Low- and Medium-Voltage DC Microgrids for Protection against Short-Circuit Electrical Faults: Evolution and Future Challenges |
| title_sort | circuit breakers in low and medium voltage dc microgrids for protection against short circuit electrical faults evolution and future challenges |
| topic | DC microgrids (DCMGs) electrical faults fuses mechanical circuit breakers solid-state circuit breakers hybrid circuit breakers |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/1/15 |
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