A Survey on Hybrid Circuit-Breaker Topologies

The applications of power semiconductors in circuit-breaker (CB) technology can help achieve considerable improvement in its performance and possible new capabilities. In this paper, new trends in power electronics for the applications in CBs are presented. It also summarizes and reviews the appropr...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on power delivery 2015-04, Vol.30 (2), p.627-641
Main Authors: Shukla, Anshuman, Demetriades, Georgios D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Circuit breakers
Circuit faults
Contacts
Current limiting
Fault currents
hybrid circuit breaker (HCB)
Insulated gate bipolar transistors
mechanical circuit breaker (MCB)
power electronics
semi conductors
Switches
Switching circuits
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Summary:The applications of power semiconductors in circuit-breaker (CB) technology can help achieve considerable improvement in its performance and possible new capabilities. In this paper, new trends in power electronics for the applications in CBs are presented. It also summarizes and reviews the appropriate hybrid mechanical-static CB topologies. Various conventional and derived topologies for ac as well as dc applications are described. Discussions about common and future trends in this technology development are presented. This study will provide a useful framework and point of reference for the future development of hybrid CBs for various different applications.
ISSN:0885-8977
1937-4208
DOI:10.1109/TPWRD.2014.2331696