Development of a prototype solid-state fault-current limiting and interrupting device for low-voltage distribution networks

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1997-2005

  Ahmed, M M R ^a   Putrus, Ghanim ^b   Ran, Li ^c   Penlington, Roger ^b  

^a Industrial Education College   (Egypt)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Current limiter; Electrical power distribution; Fault current; Semiconductor switch; Varistor

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIODES; ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; LIMITERS; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; VARISTORS;

FAULT CURRENT LIMITING AND INTERRUPTING DEVICE (FCLID); LOW-VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT; VOLTAGE CLAMPING ELEMENT;

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33750098660     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2006.874584     Document Type: Article

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