A low loss mechanical HVDC breaker for HVDC grid applications

CIGRE Session 45 - 45th International Conference on Large High Voltage Electric Systems 2014

Volumn 2014-August, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Eriksson, Thomas ^a   Backman, Magnus ^a   Halén, Stefan ^a  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

High power testing; HVDC circuit breaker; HVDC grids; Mechanical circuit breaker

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; MECHANICAL ACTUATORS;

ATTRACTIVE SOLUTIONS; CURRENT CARRYING CAPABILITY; CURRENT INTERRUPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS; HIGH-POWER TESTING; HVDC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; HVDC GRIDS; TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT;

HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 85030782104     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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