• DocumentCode
    1183179
  • Title

    Development of a 500kV Airblast HVDC Circuit Breaker

  • Author

    Bachmann, B. ; Mauthe, G. ; Ruoss, E. ; Lips, H.P. ; Porter, J. ; Vithayathil, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Brown Boveri & Co.
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    2460
  • Lastpage
    2466
  • Abstract
    The concept of a new HVDC circuit- breaker for 500 kV and its operating principle are explained. The interruption of the direct current is based on a "passive" commutation circuit.
  • Keywords
    Circuit breakers; Circuit faults; Circuit testing; HVDC transmission; Laboratories; Performance evaluation; Power system interconnection; RLC circuits; Switches; Switching circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9510
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPAS.1985.318991
  • Filename
    4113409