High voltage direct current (HVDC) systems are efficient solutions for the integration of large-
scale renewable energy sources with the main power grids. The rapid development of the …

Hybrid DC circuit breakers (HDCCBs) have excellent performance in terms of breaking
speed and low losses and have become the mainstream technology for dc fault isolation in …

Currently, most of the voltage sourced converter (VSC) based high voltage direct current
(HVDC) projects are point to point cable connections. However the market for VSC based …

The use of semiconductors for electric power circuit breakers instead of conventional
breakers remains a utopia when designing fault current interrupters for high power networks …

Due to the rapid development of DC transmission, research on DC side fault protection has
also made significant progress. The bipolar short-circuit fault is one of the most severe types …

The inclusion of a large number of controllable semiconductor devices in conventional
hybrid dc circuit breakers (HCBs) may significantly increase the cost of an HVdc grid …

This paper introduces a new DC hybrid circuit breaker concept termed Electronically
Assisted Circuit Breaker (EACB). An electro-mechanical circuit breaker (CB) is used to …

The demand for DC circuit protection products continues to grow as industry sectors such as
electrical vehicles, energy storage and data centers further expand. It drives the need for …

The series‐type direct current (DC) hybrid circuit breaker (S‐HCB) concept was previously
reported to offer better performance than solid‐state circuit breakers (SSCB) and hybrid …

Hybrid high voltage direct current circuit breakers (DCCBs) are capable of interrupting fault
current within a few milliseconds, but this technology has high capital cost, especially in a …