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High‐Current Cryogenic DC Solid‐State Circuit Breaker for Electric Aircraft

IET Electric Power Applications
Cryogenic and superconducting technologies have great potential to significantly enhance the power density and efficiency of electric propulsion aircraft.
Zhongying Wang, Jiawen Xi, Xianwu Zeng, Emelie Nilsson, Jean‐francois Rouquette, Edwin Calderon, Ravi Kiran Surapaneni, Ludovic Ybanez, Xiaoze Pei   +8 more
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A DC SSCB With Range-Limited Parallel Operation Switches and a Snubber Circuit Utilizing Inverse Current Injection

IEEE Access
Although many snubber circuits have been studied, research on circuits that effectively suppress surge voltage while supporting bidirectional operation remains relatively limited.
Jae-Seong Jo, Sun-Pil Kim, Sang-Hyeok Lee, Sung-Geun Song, Feel-Soon Kang   +4 more
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Solid-State Circuit Breaker Topology Design Methodology for Smart DC Distribution Grids with Millisecond-Level Self-Healing Capability

Energies
To address the challenges of prolonged current isolation times and high dependency on varistors in traditional flexible short-circuit fault isolation schemes for DC systems, this paper proposes a rapid fault isolation circuit design based on an adaptive ...
Baoquan Wei, Haoxiang Xiao, Hong Liu, Dongyu Li, Fangming Deng, Benren Pan, Zewen Li   +6 more
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Logic-controlled solid state switchgear for 270 volts dc [PDF]

A feasibility study to design and demonstrate solid state switchgear in the form of circuit breakers and a power transfer switch is described. The switchgear operates on a nominal 270 V dc circuit and controls power to a load of up to 15 amperes.
Buchanan, E. E., Jr., Sundberg, G. R., Waddington, D.   +2 more
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Comparison of Surge Voltage Reduction and Economic Efficiency of DC SSCBs According to MOV and RCD Snubber Combination

IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society
Metal oxide varistor (MOV) is a nonlinear resistive element whose resistance decreases rapidly when the applied voltage exceeds a threshold value. A dc solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) uses MOVs or MOV with resistor-capacitor-diode (RCD) snubber ...
Seong Jin Lim, Sung-Geun Song, Guangxu Zhou, Feel-Soon Kang   +3 more
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Maturing DC protection methods for the more-electric aircraft [PDF]

, 2015
With the increasing electrification of modern aircraft designs, there is a growing dependence on the aircraft’s electrical power system for safe flight.
Burt, G. M., Fletcher, S. D. A., Fong, K., Galloway, S. J., Norman, P. J.   +4 more
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DC-SSCB Snubber for Electric Propulsion Ships With Effective Surge Voltage Reduction and Fast Dissipation of Fault Current Energy

IEEE Access
This paper proposes a snubber circuit for SSCB that performs voltage clamping operation in two stages to reduce surge voltage. The surge voltage is suppressed in the first stage using a MOV with low operating initiation and clamping voltages.
Jae-Hun Cha, Guangxu Zhou, Sung-Geun Song, Feel-Soon Kang   +3 more
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Establishing viable fault management strategies for distributed electrical propulsion aircraft [PDF]

, 2017
Electrical propulsion has the potential to increase aircraft performance. However, this will require the design and development of an appropriate aircraft electrical system to power the propulsor motors. In order to protect this system against electrical
Flynn, Marie-Claire, Galloway, Stuart J., Jones, Catherine E., Norman, Patrick J.   +3 more
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Integration of Superconducting Fault Current Limiter and DC Circuit Breaker for Electric Aircraft DC Network [PDF]

Large-scale electric aircraft are a promising technology that could revolutionise air travel to reduce the environmental impact. Fault current limitation and interruption technology is crucial to realise the safety and reliability of the electric ...
Hu, Jintao, Nilsson, Emelie, Pei, Xiaoze, Rouquette, Jean Francois, Wang, Zhongying, Xi, Jiawen, Ybanez, Ludovic, Zeng, Xianwu   +7 more
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Review and Analysis of Voltage Clamping Circuits With Low Overvoltage Ratios for DC Circuit Breakers

IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society
Voltage clamping circuits are critical components in most direct-current circuit breakers (dcCBs) to achieve ultrafast dc fault interruptions and an extended lifetime.
Shuyan Zhao, Chunmeng Xu, Lakshmi Ravi, Zhou Dong, Pietro Cairoli   +4 more
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