Z-source circuit breakers in naval power systems

Thesis: Nav. E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2019

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taft, William T.(William Theodore)
Other Authors: James L. Kirtley.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122611
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spelling mit-1721.1/1226112019-11-22T03:41:53Z Z-source circuit breakers in naval power systems Taft, William T.(William Theodore) James L. Kirtley. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Mechanical Engineering. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis: Nav. E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2019 Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2019 Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-100). New power system components and control systems are required to facilitate the U.S. Navy's move to medium voltage direct current power (MVDC) systems on future vessels. Integrating the z-source circuit breaker into a "typical" naval MVDC power system requires understanding system dynamics that may cause the circuit breaker to inadvertently energize a circuit through regenerative turn-on of the thyristor. An electrically-scaled model and a simulation model are used to characterize voltage transients that could lead to this false triggering. The results of this experiment show that these transients are within the specifications of commercially available components. Limitations in the circuit breaker's protective capabilities during turn-on transients are identified and discussed. Potential topology modifications, control schemes, and power system arrangements that provide protection across the operating range are proposed for further investigation. by William T. Taft. Nav. E. S.M. Nav.E. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2019-10-16T21:32:11Z 2019-10-16T21:32:11Z 2019 2019 2019 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122611 1117714359 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 100 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Mechanical Engineering.
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Taft, William T.(William Theodore)
Z-source circuit breakers in naval power systems
title Z-source circuit breakers in naval power systems
title_full Z-source circuit breakers in naval power systems
title_fullStr Z-source circuit breakers in naval power systems
title_full_unstemmed Z-source circuit breakers in naval power systems
title_short Z-source circuit breakers in naval power systems
title_sort z source circuit breakers in naval power systems
topic Mechanical Engineering.
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
url https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122611
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