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Development and Testing of a 252 kV/2500 A-40 kA Multi-Break Bus-Coupler Fast Vacuum Circuit Breaker

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  • Kui Ma

    (State Grid Ningxia Electric Power Co. Ltd., Yinchuan 750001, China)

  • Xiaofei Yao

    (State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Luyang Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Shaogui Ai

    (State Grid Ningxia Electric Power Co. Ltd., Yinchuan 750001, China)

  • Shuhong Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Jianhua Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Yingsan Geng

    (State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Zhiyuan Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi’an 710049, China)

Abstract

It is effective to open the bus-coupler circuit breaker in case of a short-circuit fault. A fast vacuum circuit breaker (FVCB) is an ideal bus-coupler circuit breaker due to its high velocity. The objective of this study was to develop and test a 252 kV/2500 A-40 kA multi-break bus-coupler FVCB. The 252 kV FVCB contained 12 FVCB units. Each phase consisted of four FVCB units connected in series. Each FVCB unit had an electromagnetic repulsion mechanism with an average opening velocity reaching 6.5 m/s. Test results showed the opening time was 1.11 ± 0.08 ms. The capacitance of the voltage grading capacitor of each break was determined to be 10 nF. The prototype 252 kV bus-coupler FVCB passed all partial test duties according to the IEC 62271-100: 2008 and IEC 62271-1: 2007 standards, which include an insulation test and a terminal fault test among others. A 252 kV/2500 A-40 kA multi-break bus-coupler FVCB can be used to quickly cut off a short-circuit fault and effectively limit a short-circuit current.

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  • Kui Ma & Xiaofei Yao & Luyang Zhang & Shaogui Ai & Shuhong Wang & Jianhua Wang & Yingsan Geng & Zhiyuan Liu, 2021. "Development and Testing of a 252 kV/2500 A-40 kA Multi-Break Bus-Coupler Fast Vacuum Circuit Breaker," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-14, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:14:p:4285-:d:595063
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