A Cost-Effective DC Circuit Breaker With Series-Connected Power Devices Using a Single Gate Driver by Rui Xie, Bin Lin, Ouyang Xu, Xiaohe Wang, Guohua Ren, Jianliang Chen, Zhen Xin

“…It can achieve good static and dynamic voltage balancing with the help of metal oxide varistors (MOV). Compared to the conventional single gate driver structures, negative gate voltages for all the devices are guaranteed during the entire OFF state simply by using two transient-voltage-suppression (TVS) diodes. …”
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Mathematical Modeling of Dielectric Permeability and Volt-Ampere Characteristics of a Semiconductor Nanocomposite Conglomerate by Sergey Korchagin, Ekaterina Romanova, Petr Nikitin, Denis Serdechnyy, Konstantin V. Bublikov, Irina Bystrenina

“…This may be of interest in the development of materials with desired electrical characteristics for the creation of varistors.…”
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Investigation of the behavior of protection elements against field radiated line coupled UWB-pulses by R. Krzikalla, J. L. ter Haseborg

“…After it typical nonlinear protection elements such as spark gaps, varistors and protection diodes have been tested with the previously defined test pulses. …”
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Experimental studies on power transformer model winding provided with MOVs by G.H. Kusumadevi, G.R. Gurumurthy

“…By connecting similar type of metal oxide varistors across sections of HV transformer model winding, it is possible to improve initial time instant surge voltage distribution across length of the HV transformer winding. …”
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Tuneable conductivity at extreme electric fields in ZnO tetrapod-silicone composites for high-voltage power cable insulation by Helena Greijer, Nicola Mirotta, Emanuele Treossi, Filippo Valorosi, Fabian Schütt, Leonard Siebert, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, Rainer Adelung, Vincenzo Palermo, Henrik Hillborg

“…These geometrically enhanced ZnO semiconductors outperform standard additives such as SiC particles and ZnO micro varistors, providing a new class of additives to achieve variable conductivity in high-voltage cable system applications.…”
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Grading ring parameters optimization for 220 kV metal‐oxide arrester using 3D‐FEM method and bat algorithm by Nadjim Alti, Abdelhafid Bayadi, Khaled Belhouchet

“…The optimal design of grading ring is achieved by minimizing the electric field along the active column of varistors using a reduced number of simulations based on the Taguchi design and a bat algorithm. …”
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Design of ± 535 kV hybrid high voltage direct current (HVDC) circuit breaker by Chenyang Liu, Weizheng Yao, Chuan Xiang, Xufeng Cheng, Qinglong Wang

“…In this paper, the interruption processes of the main branch, transferring branch, and MOV (metal oxide varistors) branch are studied by PSCAD/EMTDC computer simulation. …”
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Surge protective device for low voltage equipment. by Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin, Rameli, Norhidayu, Mohd Ariffen, Amizah, Gomes, Chandima, Wan Ahmad, Wan Fatinhamamah, Jasni, Jasronita

“…It is in essence a three line surge protector (50) comprising of a plurality of metal oxide varistors (MOVs) (10) and a plurality of avalanche zener diodes (20), wherein a predefined number of individual MOVs (10) are connected in parallel, the combination of parallel connected MOVs (10) forming a current diverting element (1, 2, 3) such that an individual current diverting element (1, 2, 3) is connected between the live and neutral lines, live and ground lines and the neutral and ground lines respectively. …”

Multi-terminal flexible DC grid circuit breaker withstands multi-lightning strike analysis by Yutao Tang, Hongchun Shu, Kai He, Yue Dai, Yu Kuang, Yiming Han, Weijie Lou

“…It analyzes the lightning intrusive waves on the DCCB and investigates the energy absorption of metal oxide varistors (MOVs) in the energy-consuming branch of the DCCB under multi-lightning strikes, as well as the overvoltage levels of various branches of the DCCB under such conditions. …”
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RF power dependence of ZnO thin film deposited by RF powered Magnetron Sputtering system by Kelly Miandal, Mui, Li Lam, Farah Lyana Shain, Azmizam Manie, Khairul Anuar Mohamad, Afishah Alias

“…ZnO is well known for various applications such as varistors, light emitting diode, gas sensor and much more. …”
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A Novel Concept of High-Voltage Balancing on Series-Connected Transistors for Use in High-Speed Instrumentation by Alexandr Despotuli, Viacheslav Kazmiruk, Anastasia Despotuli, Alexandra Andreeva

“…The essence of the concept is to transfer the balancing function from conventional snubbers, resistive dividers, varistors, etc., or sophisticated gate-side control techniques, to “individual” resistive loads (of transistors) connected to “individual” HV sources of power. …”
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DC Circuit Breaker Evolution, Design, and Analysis by Mehdi Moradian, Tek Tjing Lie, Kosala Gunawardane

“…These challenges require a fundamentally different topology for DCCBs, which are typically made using solid-state semiconductor technology, metal oxide varistors (MOVs), and ultra-fast switches. This study aims to provide a comprehensive review of the development, design, and performance of DCCBs and an analysis of internal topology, the energy absorption path, and subcircuits in solid-state (SS)-based DCCBs. …”
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Effect of GIC neutral blocking devices (NBDs) on power network ferroresonance in Malaysia by Mohammed Khurshid, Zmnako, Ab Aziz, Nur Fadilah, Rhazali, Zeti Akma, Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin

“…The simulation results found that the metal oxide varistors (MOVs) arresters in NBDs fault protection mode effectively clamped ferroresonance overvoltages below the protection level under faulty conditions. …”

Effect of GIC Neutral Blocking Devices (NBDs) on Power Network Ferroresonance in Malaysia by Zmnako Mohammed Khurshid, Nur Fadilah Ab Aziz, Zeti Akma Rhazali, Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir

“…The simulation results found that the metal oxide varistors (MOVs) arresters in NBDs fault protection mode effectively clamped ferroresonance overvoltages below the protection level under faulty conditions. …”
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