A Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker with Fault-Current-Limiting Capability for VSC-HVDC Transmission System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Proposed Topology
2.1. Working Principle
2.2. Determination of Current and Size of Current-Limiting Inductors
2.3. Transient Overvoltage Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
4. Comparative Analysis of Proposed Breaker and Other Topologies
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
BCCB | Branch circuit breaker | LCC | Line-commutated converters |
CLR | Current-limiting reactance | LCS | Load commutation switch |
CLIs | Current-limiting inductors | L-G | Line-to-ground |
CB | Circuit breaker | MOA | Metal oxide arrester |
DC | Direct current | MCB | Main circuit breaker |
DCCB | Direct current circuit breaker | ms | Milliseconds |
FCLC | Fault-current-limiting circuit | MJ | Megajoule |
FCL | Fault current limiters | NSFCLs | Non-superconducting FCL |
HVDC | High-voltage direct current | PE | Power electronics |
HVAC | High-voltage alternating current | SFCLs | Superconducting FCL |
HCB | Hybrid circuit breaker | VSC | Voltage source converter |
Appendix A
Parameters | Values | |
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DC link parameters | DC voltage Vdn | ±200 kV |
DC current Idn | 0.5 kA | |
DC link capacitor | 300 µF | |
Active power | Terminal-1 (P1) | 0 MW |
Terminal-2 (P2) | +200 MW | |
Terminal-3 (P3) | −200 MW | |
DC line parameters | Length of cable 12 | 200 km |
Length of cable 13 | 100 km | |
Resistance per unit length (R) | 0.035 Ω/kM | |
Inductance per unit length (L) | 0.156 mH/kM | |
AC grid | Grid-1 voltage | 420 kV |
Grid-2 voltage | 500 kV | |
Grid-3 voltage | 420 kV |
Parameters | Values | |
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CLR | Lb | 38.4 mH |
CLIs | Inductor-1 L1 | 100 mH |
Inductor-2 L2 | 100 mH | |
Inductor-3 L3 | 100 mH | |
Parasitic inductance | L’p | 2 µH |
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Size of L (mH) | Fault Clearance Time (ms) | Peak Current in Fault Current Limitation Stage (kA) | Energy Absorbed by MOAov (MJ) | Energy Absorbed by MOAm (MJ) |
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100 | 3.25 | 1.40 | 0.4306 | 0.052 |
150 | 3.15 | 1.00 | 0.4558 | 0.024 |
200 | 3.11 | 0.76 | 0.4705 | 0.014 |
250 | 3.08 | 0.62 | 0.4810 | 0.009 |
300 | 3.05 | 0.52 | 0.4881 | 0.006 |
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Ahmad, M.; Wang, Z. A Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker with Fault-Current-Limiting Capability for VSC-HVDC Transmission System. Energies 2019, 12, 2388. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122388
Ahmad M, Wang Z. A Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker with Fault-Current-Limiting Capability for VSC-HVDC Transmission System. Energies. 2019; 12(12):2388. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122388
Chicago/Turabian StyleAhmad, Muhammad, and Zhixin Wang. 2019. "A Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker with Fault-Current-Limiting Capability for VSC-HVDC Transmission System" Energies 12, no. 12: 2388. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122388