HVDC Circuit Breakers–A Review

HVDC circuit breakers are of increasing importance, as multi-terminal high voltage DC (HVDC) transmission becomes a commercial reality. Multiple HVDC breaker technologies have been developed, and are starting to appear as proof-of-concept installations on real networks. Information about them is how...

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Main Authors: Mike Barnes, Damian Sergio Vilchis-Rodriguez, Xiaoze Pei, Roger Shuttleworth, Oliver Cwikowski, Alexander C. Smith
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9266041/
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description HVDC circuit breakers are of increasing importance, as multi-terminal high voltage DC (HVDC) transmission becomes a commercial reality. Multiple HVDC breaker technologies have been developed, and are starting to appear as proof-of-concept installations on real networks. Information about them is however distributed widely in the literature. This article describes the underlying challenges, the leading candidate solutions, and discusses the requirements and construction of the component sub-assemblies. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of the field.
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spelling doaj.art-fb62448eb29e4e99a4334338848281302022-12-21T22:55:22ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362020-01-01821182921184810.1109/ACCESS.2020.30399219266041HVDC Circuit Breakers–A ReviewMike Barnes0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6614-8839Damian Sergio Vilchis-Rodriguez1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2061-1207Xiaoze Pei2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7912-2999Roger Shuttleworth3Oliver Cwikowski4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7444-151XAlexander C. Smith5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6782-4627Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, U.K.Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.National Grid, Warwick, U.K.Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.HVDC circuit breakers are of increasing importance, as multi-terminal high voltage DC (HVDC) transmission becomes a commercial reality. Multiple HVDC breaker technologies have been developed, and are starting to appear as proof-of-concept installations on real networks. Information about them is however distributed widely in the literature. This article describes the underlying challenges, the leading candidate solutions, and discusses the requirements and construction of the component sub-assemblies. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of the field.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9266041/HVDC transmissioncircuit breakerspower system protection
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