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Diode Clamped Solid-State Circuit Breaker: A Novel Solid-State Circuit Breaker without Dynamic Voltage Unbalancing Issues

2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2020
In this paper, a new solid-state circuit breaker for medium voltage applications is proposed named Diode Clamped Solid-State Circuit Breaker (SSCB). Unlike the conventional medium-voltage SSCBs using simultaneously operated switches in series to block medium level voltage, Diode Clamped SSCB utilizes a novel diode clamped topology to extend its ...
Tiancan Pang, Muhammad Foyazur Rahman, Ehab Shoubaki, Madhav Manjrekar   +3 more
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Developing Soft Switching in Solid-State Circuit Breakers

2021 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2021
This paper aims to apply silicon-carbide (SiC) MOSFETs to solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs) including active injection circuits (AIRCs) for DC systems. SiC MOSFETs are employed in main and auxiliary circuits to provide a fast response time and compact design.
Reza Kheirollahi, Zhonghao Dongye, Hua Zhang, Shuyan Zhao, Fei Lu   +4 more
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A Comparative Analysis of Circuit Interruption between Solid State Circuit Breaker and Mechanical Circuit Breakers

IECON 2024 - 50th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
This paper presents a comprehensive comparative analysis of mechanical and solid-state circuit breakers, with a focus on their operational time intervals. The study begins by examining the characteristics and performance of both types of circuit breakers
Javad Chevinly, Elias Nadi, Shervin Salehi Rad, Hua Zhang, Fei Lu   +4 more
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DC Solid State Circuit Breaker Based On GaN

2020 15th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA), 2020
With the development of DC Microgrid, the DC circuit breaker has been highly concerned as a main protection equipment. Aiming at the application and performance requirements of DC circuit breaker, combined with the advantages of the third generation semiconductor GaN, this paper introduces a limited DC solid-state circuit breaker(SSCB) based on GaN. At
Qian Kong, Songrong Wu, Feihu Zhang, Ping Yang, Yang Zhou, Jiaxin Wei   +5 more
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Solid-State Circuit Breaker for the Protection of Multiple Loads

IECON 2024 - 50th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
The widespread implementation of DC energy distribution systems is hindered by the multiple challenges that subsist regarding the protection of these systems.
Ana Rafaela Figueiredo Bento, Fernando Bento 0001, António J. Marques Cardoso   +2 more
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Solid-State Circuit Breakers for D.C. Microgrid Applications

2020 International Conference on Electrical, Communication, and Computer Engineering (ICECCE), 2020
With the significant changes that the energy sector has been facing in the past decades, microgrids have become a reality. D.C. microgrids are considered to be more reliable and stable, which makes it preferred over A.C. systems. However, it still faces challenges in its operation, which makes it necessary for finding an alternative protection system ...
Isabela Silva Anselmo, Muhammad H Rashid
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Ultrafast Solid-State Circuit Breaker With a Modular Active Injection Circuit

IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics, 2022
This paper proposes a new modular active injection circuit (AIC) for solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB). The modular AIC is used to achieve soft-switching turn-off during DC current interruption. The proposed AIC presents following contributions: selectable resonant currents are obtained to obtain a reliable artificial zero crossing points in DC ...
Reza Kheirollahi, Hua Zhang, Shuyan Zhao, Jun Wang, Fei Lu   +4 more
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Testing Operation and Coordination of DC Solid State Circuit Breakers

IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2018
An approach for testing the operation and coordination of medium-voltage dc solid state circuit breakers (SSCB) for shipboard power systems is described. For the considered application, the rate of rise of current during a short-circuit is limited primarily by a small cable inductance.
James Langston, Karl Schoder, Michael Sloderbeck, Michael Steurer, Andrew Rockhill   +4 more
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SiC MOSFET Solid-State Circuit Breaker-Based Motor Control Center: Design Analysis, Novel Soft Start, and Soft Turn-Off Strategies

IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
Solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) has been identified as a potential game-changing technology for dc distribution systems. However, fewer SSCB research and applications have been reported in ac due to direct competition with mechanical CB (MCB), which ...
Jiale Zhou, Haichen Liu, Xiwen Xu, Yao Wang, Tiefu Zhao   +4 more
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A Self-Powered Bidirectional DC Solid-State Circuit Breaker Based on SiC JFETs for DC Microgrids

IEEE transactions on industrial electronics (1982. Print)
Solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) has the advantages of fast switching response, no arc, and flexible control in dc fault clearance. The bidirectional power flow of dc microgrid requires SSCBs based on power devices with unidirectional turn-off ...
Wei Wang, Chenchen Fang, Feng Zhao, Lili He, Daixin Chen, Zhikang Shuai, Z. Shen   +6 more
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