DocumentCode
1049444
Title
The Crossed Field Switch Tube-A New HVDC Circuit Interrupter
Author
Gallagher, H. ; Hofmann, G. ; Lutz, M.
Author_Institution
Hughes Research Laboratories
Issue
2
fYear
1973
fDate
3/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
702
Lastpage
709
Abstract
A crossed field (Penning) discharge device has been developed which can perform HVDC interruption. The discharge is controlled by a magnetic field, the removal of which causes the plasma to decay in a time ~10¿s. The present single tube capability is 100 kV/2000 A with a recovery rate of 2 kV/¿s. The tubes are capable of series and parallel operation, opening the door to many HVDC applications requiring forced current interruption at performance levels far in excess of those of a single tube.
Keywords
Absorption; Circuit breakers; HVDC transmission; Interrupters; Laboratories; Magnetic fields; Power generation economics; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9510
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPAS.1973.293775
Filename
4075128
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