Paper Info
Title
Modular Design Methodology of DC Breaker Based on Discrete Metal Oxide Varistors with Series Power Electronic Devices for HVDC Application
Abstract
Different from the continuous-switching behavior of series power electronic devices in converters, the single-switching attribute of dc circuit breakers (DCBs) provides opportunities to integrate metal oxide varistors (MOVs), balancing circuits, and series power devices. This paper proposes a modular design methodology based on discrete MOVs of a DCB with series power electronic devices. The modular dc circuit breaker (MDCB) topology and voltage balance issues, the steep front effect and solution, and the design method are proposed and analyzed in this paper. Compared with the traditional DCB, the MDCB has a self-balancing ability, thereby removing the voltage-balancing circuit and reducing the number of series modules. The standard designed cell can be operated as an independent DCB or compose a high-voltage DCB in series flexibly, which decreases the difficulty of design and commission. Finally, a series experimental platform based on an insulated-gate commutated thyristor, an insulated-gate bipolar transistor, and an injection-enhanced gate transistor is built to verify the correctness and effectiveness of the proposed design methodology.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1109/tie.2018.2886787
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Design methodology,Snubbers,Leakage currents,Varistors,Resistance,Metals
Snubber,Power semiconductor device,Control engineering,Circuit breaker,Electronics,Thyristor,Modular design,Engineering,Electronic circuit,Transistor,Electrical engineering
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
66
10
0278-0046
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.37
0
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Xiangyu Zhang111.05
Zhanqing Yu275.08
Zhengyu Chen3118.41
Yulong Huang411.38
Biao Zhao57714.49
Rong Zeng62510.40