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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2017-08-01

发表刊物：IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE

收录刊物：Scopus、SCIE、EI

卷号：45

期号：8,SI

页面范围：2172-2178

ISSN号：0093-3813

关键字：Circuit breakers; microgrids; power system protection; vacuum arc

摘要：This paper focuses on the vacuum arc commutation between the vacuum arc and the parallel-connected insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBTs) of dc microgrid hybrid circuit breakers (HCBs). The principle of the dc HCB is analyzed and the vacuum arc commutation is the important process in dc HCB interruption, in which the arcing time and the interrupting time are depended. The test circuit of the vacuum arc commutation is established by simplifying the parallel-connected IGBTs to an on-state resistance with large thermal capacity. The influence of the magnitude of the main current, the resistance of the IGBTs, and the externally applied transverse magnetic field (TMF) on the vacuum arc commutation is investigated by the electrical measure and the development of vacuum arc which is observed by a high-speed CMOS camera. The criteria of the vacuum arc commutation are obtained. The interaction between the vacuum arc commutation and the externally applied TMF is researched and the optimal magnitude of the TMF is gained. The vacuum arc commutation characteristics of dc HCB can be useful for parameters design and control strategy.