This paper assesses the suitability of the moving coil actuator for use as an ultra-fast, long
stroke linear drive for HVDC breaker applications. With the help of FEA, a sensitivity analysis …

Thomson coil actuators (also known as repulsion coil actuators) are well suited for vacuum
circuit breakers when fast operation is desired such as for hybrid AC and DC circuit breaker …

In this study, we analyze and design a Thomson coil actuator system (TCAS) that ensures
stable operation of a high voltage direct current circuit breaker. High voltage direct current …

With the rapid development of DC systems and the increasing demand for DC circuit
breakers, electromagnetic repulsive drive-based Thomson coil actuators (TCAs) are widely …

With the rapid development of DC power systems and the increasing demand for DC circuit
breakers, electromagnetic repulsive drives-based Thomson coil actuators (TCA) are widely …

Thomson Coil Actuator (TCA) has gained increased research interests in recent years due to
the fast response as well as manageable losses. Therefore, this paper presents the design …

The continuously increasing demand for clean renewable energy has rekindled interest in
multi-terminal high voltage direct current (HVDC) grids. Although such grids have several …

This paper assesses the advantages, drawbacks, and overall suitability of different soft‐stop
techniques to provide smooth deceleration of ultra‐fast linear actuators used in hybrid …

The operational efficiency of ultrafast actuators used as drives in high-voltage direct-current
breakers is at best 5%. To boost their efficiency, the design of the energizing circuit is crucial …

In this paper, the analysis is performed on Thomson coil actuator and the dynamic
characteristics is presented, which is necessary to the fast switch of HVDC circuit breaker …