Testing of 800 and 1200 kV class circuit breakers

R.P.P. Smeets; S. Kuivenhoven; A.B. Hofstee

doi:10.1109/ICEPE-ST.2011.6122925

Testing of 800 and 1200 kV class circuit breakers

R.P.P. Smeets, S. Kuivenhoven, A.B. Hofstee

Electrical Energy Systems

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Abstract

The most critical transient a circuit breaker has to endure during its operation is the transient recovery voltage (TRV), initiated by the electric power system as a natural reaction on current interruption. For circuit breakers intended to operate in ultra-high voltage systems (with rated voltage above 800 kV), the realization of realistic transient recovery voltages in testing of these circuit breakers becomes a real challenge. In this contribution a new and proven method is described of creating adequate TRVs by a double stage synthetic test circuit. Due to the extremely high voltages to be applied immediately after interruption of very high fault current, a two-stage approach is necessary. This is the only way to perform full-pole testing, the realistic laboratory simulation of service conditions during fault current interruption.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Electric Power Equipment - Switching Technolgoy (ICEPE-ST), 23-27 October, Xián, China
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	17-21
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4577-1273-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEPE-ST.2011.6122925
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Testing of 800 and 1200 kV class circuit breakers. / Smeets, R.P.P.; Kuivenhoven, S.; Hofstee, A.B.

Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Electric Power Equipment - Switching Technolgoy (ICEPE-ST), 23-27 October, Xián, China. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2011. p. 17-21.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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