• DocumentCode
    3396744
  • Title

    Analysis of commutator configurations for the protection of a line commutated converter

  • Author

    Dawson, F.P. ; Dewan, S.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    2-7 Oct. 1988
  • Firstpage
    987
  • Abstract
    Four practical commutator configurations are analyzed. The commutators are used to protect a line-commutated converter and load in the event of a line outage. Simplified postfault circuit models for each commutator are used for the analysis. The results are used to simplify the model of an ideal voltage clamp and identify critical operating parameters. A graphical technique for establishing the maximum clamping voltage of a practical voltage clamp is obtained from the simplified model of an ideal voltage clamp. The four commutators are compared with regard to their application suitability.<>
  • Keywords
    commutators; convertors; protection; commutator configurations; line-commutated convertor protection; operating parameters; voltage clamp; Circuits; Clamps; Protection; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1988., Conference Record of the 1988 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IAS.1988.25180
  • Filename
    25180