The dc circuit breaker is an indispensable building block for dc network systems. Hybrid
circuit breakers that combine mechanical and solid-state switches have more potential to be …

Direct current (dc) power system protection presents a major challenge due to its unique
characteristics, namely the absence of natural zero current crossing points. Thanks to their …

This survey provides a comprehensive review of hybrid circuit breakers and their
applications in 1 kV to 800 kV, both alternating current and direct current systems. The paper …

Lots of dc circuit breakers have been proposed for protecting medium voltage dc systems.
However, they normally have one or more following limitations: low operational reliability …

Compared with the solid-state circuit breakers based on insulated-gate bipolar transistor
and MOSFET, circuit breakers based on thyristors have higher capacity and lower cost …

The series-type hybrid circuit breaker (S-HCB) is an effective solution for ultrafast dc fault
protection. However, the introduction of multiple energy storage (ES) capacitors and fully …

Recently, a prospective new concept of onshore DC wind farms (DCWFs) employing a large-
scale grounding system incorporating sheath-connected protective surge devices (PSDs) to …

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 …

The series-type hybrid circuit breaker (S-HCB) is an attractive solution for fault protection in
medium and low-voltage dc distribution networks, effectively suppressing fault current rise …

In this paper, a series hybrid circuit breaker based on a flying capacitor multilevel injector
(FCM-SHCB) is proposed for MVDC and LVDC, which utilizes the multilevel characteristic of …