TY - GEN
T1 - An ETO-based AC buck-type fault current limiter for use in the FREEDM project
AU - Prigmore, Jay
AU - Karady, George
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This paper presents a new fault current limiter topology based on the emitter turn-off thyristor that is intended for the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Project. This device is a hybrid device that combines the advantages of solid-state fault current limiters and traditional impedance injecting fault current limiters. Comparing existing devices, the proposed device offers low conduction losses during normal operation while limiting the peak fault current to two times the rated current. The limiting of the fault current is achieved by pulse width modulation and implementing an AC type buck converter. This buck type limiter achieves a full sinusoidal waveform compared to other limiters that switch on and off at a preset value. The ETO can switch the current within a few microseconds and block the fault current without breaking down.
AB - This paper presents a new fault current limiter topology based on the emitter turn-off thyristor that is intended for the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Project. This device is a hybrid device that combines the advantages of solid-state fault current limiters and traditional impedance injecting fault current limiters. Comparing existing devices, the proposed device offers low conduction losses during normal operation while limiting the peak fault current to two times the rated current. The limiting of the fault current is achieved by pulse width modulation and implementing an AC type buck converter. This buck type limiter achieves a full sinusoidal waveform compared to other limiters that switch on and off at a preset value. The ETO can switch the current within a few microseconds and block the fault current without breaking down.
KW - Emitter Turn-Off Thyristor
KW - FREEDM
KW - Power Distribution
KW - current limiters
KW - fault current limiters
KW - power semiconductor switches
KW - power system control
KW - solid-state breakers
KW - solid-state switches
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U2 - 10.1109/APEC.2012.6165947
DO - 10.1109/APEC.2012.6165947
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84860120110
SN - 9781457712159
T3 - Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
SP - 1042
EP - 1047
BT - APEC 2012 - 27th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
T2 - 27th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2012
Y2 - 5 February 2012 through 9 February 2012
ER -