Solid-State DC Circuit Breakers and Their Comparison in Modular Multilevel Converter Based-HVDC Transmission System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. System Configuration
3. Control Methods
4. Solid-State HVDC Breaker Topologies
4.1. LC Resonance Semiconductor DC Breaker
4.2. Solid-State DC Circuit Breaker with a Freewheeling Diode
4.3. Proposed Breaker Topology
5. Proposed Breaker Control Strategy
6. Proposed SSCB Operation Principle
7. Energy Absorption Capability of the Proposed Breaker
8. Parameters Design of the Proposed Breaker
9. Simulation Results
10. Discussion
11. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Value |
---|---|
Branch resistor (R) | 100 Ω |
Branch capacitor (C) | 10 µF |
Snubber resistor (RS) | 500 Ω |
Snubber capacitor (CS) | 0.01 µF |
Parameters | Value |
---|---|
HVDC line voltage | 220 kV |
Transmission distance | 120 km |
Resistance of transmission line | 1.39 mΩ/km |
Inductance of transmission line | 0.159 mH/km |
Capacitance of transmission line | 100 µF |
Suppression inductances (LA, LB, LC, La, Lb, Lc) | 80 mH |
Cell capacitor (CSM) | 300 µF |
CB Topology | LC Resonant SSCB | SSCB with Freewheeling Diode | Proposed SSCB |
---|---|---|---|
SSCB1 Surge-voltage (kV) | 243 | 143 | 118 |
SSCB2 Surge-voltage (kV) | 248 | 129 | 117 |
SSCB1 Over-current (A) | 10,120 | 4400 | 1200 |
SSCB2 over-current (A) | 10,050 | 4365 | 1221.5 |
Fault current (A) | 850 | 480 | 712.36 |
Interruption time (µsec) | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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Ludin, G.A.; Amin, M.A.; Matayoshi, H.; Rangarajan, S.S.; Hemeida, A.M.; Takahashi, H.; Senjyu, T. Solid-State DC Circuit Breakers and Their Comparison in Modular Multilevel Converter Based-HVDC Transmission System. Electronics 2021, 10, 1204. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101204
Ludin GA, Amin MA, Matayoshi H, Rangarajan SS, Hemeida AM, Takahashi H, Senjyu T. Solid-State DC Circuit Breakers and Their Comparison in Modular Multilevel Converter Based-HVDC Transmission System. Electronics. 2021; 10(10):1204. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101204
Chicago/Turabian StyleLudin, Gul Ahmad, Mohammad Amin Amin, Hidehito Matayoshi, Shriram S. Rangarajan, Ashraf M. Hemeida, Hiroshi Takahashi, and Tomonobu Senjyu. 2021. "Solid-State DC Circuit Breakers and Their Comparison in Modular Multilevel Converter Based-HVDC Transmission System" Electronics 10, no. 10: 1204. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101204