A DC hybrid circuit breaker with ultra-fast contact opening and integrated gate-commutated thyristors (IGCTs)

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 646-651

  Meyer, Jean Marc ^a   Rufer, Alfred ^b  

^a ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arcless interruption; Fault current limiter; Hybrid high speed circuit breaker; Integrated gate controlled thyristor (IGCT); Mechanical switch; Metal oxide varistor

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; LIMITERS; THYRISTORS; VARISTORS;

ARCLESS INTERRUPTION; FAULT CURRENT LIMITER; HYBRID CIRCUIT BREAKER; HYBRID HIGH-SPEED CIRCUIT BREAKER; INTEGRATED GATE COMMUTATED THYRISTORS (IGCTS); MECHANICAL SWITCH; METAL OXIDE VARISTOR;

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS;

EID: 33645747011     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2006.870981     Document Type: Article

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