• DocumentCode
    854342
  • Title

    Development of a high current HVDC circuit breaker with fast fault clearing capability

  • Author

    Pauli, B. ; Mauthe, G. ; Ruoss, E. ; Ecklin, G. ; Porter, J. ; Vithayathil, J.

  • Author_Institution
    BBC Brown Boveri Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    10/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2072
  • Lastpage
    2080
  • Abstract
    Significant improvements have been made in a previously developed 500 kV, 2000 a HVDC circuit breaker. These improvements have increased the current interrupting capabilities to 4000 A DC and more and have decreased the fault clearing time to the order of AC breakers of similar voltage ratings. The result is a HVDC circuit breaker that is built using well-proven AC power system components. It is modular in design so as to be suitable for a wide range of system voltages and energy levels
  • Keywords
    circuit breakers; 4000 A; 500 kV; HVDC circuit breaker; current interrupting capabilities; fast fault clearing capability; high current; Capacitors; Circuit breakers; Circuit faults; Circuit testing; HVDC transmission; Interrupters; Laboratories; Prototypes; Switches; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/61.194019
  • Filename
    194019