Abstract:
An electric power distribution switchgear (11) is connected between an electric power grid and an electric power equipment (12). The switchgear comprises (i) a synchronized vacuum switching apparatus (16) configured to break the current to the electric power equipment (12) using a synchronized technique to avoid re-ignition during the breaking and thus any transients caused by such re-ignition; and (ii) a surge arrester arrangement (17) connected to the electric power equipment (12), the surge arrester arrangement being designed and configured to only handle transients caused by the current chopping at the breaking. Hereby, the surge arrester arrangement (17) can be arranged remote from the electric power equipment (12), such as e.g. in the same casing (21) as the synchronized vacuum switching apparatus (16).
Abstract:
A passive electronic fuse for protecting a DC application in the event of a fault includes a first leg including a first winding of a mutual inductor and a switch device connected in series, a second leg including a second winding of the mutual inductor. The first leg and the second leg are connected in parallel and a self-inductance of the second winding is lower than a self-inductance of the first winding. The second leg further includes a capacitor connected in series with the second winding of the mutual inductor, and the switch device is a thyristor or a switch device with switching properties of a thyristor.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker is connected in a three-phase system having an inductive load, and the method comprises method for controlling a circuit breaker, the circuit breaker being connected in a three-phase system having an inductive load, the method comprises opening (S100) a first phase (L 1 ) of the three-phase system before a zero crossing of a current in the first phase (L 1 ), opening (S120) the second and third phases (L 2 and L 3 ) of the three-phase system a quarter period after opening the first phase (L 1 ), closing (S140) the first and second phase (L 1 and L 2 ) at a peak voltage of a voltage between the first and second phases (L 1 and L 2 ), and closing (S150) the third phase (L 3 ) a quarter period after closing the first and second phases (L 1 and L 2 ). A circuit breaker controller is also presented.
Abstract:
In a protective arrangement of at least one switchgear (SWG 1 , SWG 2 ) comprising a link (BB 1 , BB 2 ) interconnecting at least a first and a second feeder (F 3 ) being power transmission elements provided with corresponding circuit breakers (CB 1 , CB 2 , CB 3 ), the protective arrangement comprises a current limiting device (12), an earthing switch (ES 1 ) and a control unit. Upon fault detection on one power transmission elements (F 3 ) and current limiting device activation, where the fault causes a fault current to run through the circuit breaker (CB 3 ) of the faulty power transmission element (F 3 ) of which a part passes through the current limiting device (12), the control unit monitors the current limiting device operation, determines if the operation is non-satisfactory and closes the first earthing switch (ES 1 ) in case it is, thereby lowering the current through the circuit breaker (CB 3 ) of the faulty power transmission element (F 3 ) to a level where this circuit breaker (CB 3 ) may be opened.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a surge arrester arrangement for a phase leg winding (2) of a transformer (1). The surge arrester arrangement comprises a plurality of series connected surge arresters (3) comprising at least a first surge arrester (3a) and a second surge arrester (3b) configured to be connected across the winding from a first end (2a) of the winding to a second end (2b) of the winding. The arrangement also comprises an intermediate connection (4b), between the first and second surge arresters and configured to connect to the winding such that the first surge arrester is connected across a first section of the winding formed between the first end and the intermediate connection and the second surge arrester is connected across a second section of the winding formed between the second end and the intermediate connection. The arrangement also comprises a plurality of bushings (6) configured to allow connections (4) to the series connected surge arresters to pass through a wall of a transformer tank (5) containing the phase leg winding.
Abstract:
A system for transient over voltage protection of a three-phase transformer. Two surge arresters are series connected across each winding of the transformer and the center point connection of the two surge arresters is electrically connected to a middle location of the winding. Three additional surge arresters are electrically connected from each phase to ground in the case of either a delta or Y connected transformer; and/or connected from a neutral point to ground in the case of a Y connected transformer. The system allows for all of the surge arresters to be packaged as an integrated surge arrester system to minimize induced transient over voltages and high stresses on the transformer winding due to internal resonances.