摘要:
A DC circuit breaker includes: a mechanical switch (2) provided on an electrical path (1) through which a direct current flows; and a semiconductor switch (20) connected in parallel with the mechanical switch (2). The mechanical switch (2) includes a gas disconnector (3) and a vacuum circuit breaker (4) connected in series. Normally, the direct current flows through the mechanical switch (2). When interrupting the direct current, the vacuum circuit breaker (4) is made nonconductive to allow the direct current to be commutated to the semiconductor switch (20), and subsequently the gas disconnector (3) and the semiconductor switch (20) are made nonconductive. A vacuum circuit breaker (4) having a low withstand voltage can be used.
摘要:
In a DC circuit breaker device (100), first and second semiconductor switches (2L, 2R) are connected in series on a main circuit line such that current-carrying directions of the switches are opposite to each other. A first diode (3L) is connected in anti-parallel with the first semiconductor switch (2L), and a second diode (3R) is connected in anti-parallel with the second semiconductor switch (2R). First and second mechanical circuit breakers (4L, 4R) are connected in series with each other and in parallel with the whole of the first and semiconductor switches (2L, 2R). First and second backward current generation circuits (7L, 7R) are connected in series with each other and in parallel with the whole of the first and second mechanical circuit breakers (4L, 4R). An injection switch (8) is connected between a node (N3) between the first and second mechanical circuit breakers (4L, 4R) and a node (N4) between the first and second backward current generation circuits (7L, 7R).