This paper presents the short circuit (SC) current interruption capability of a 1.7 kV/72 A silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET based solid state circuit breaker (SSCB). The interruption process of SSCB is introduced in detail. A test platform is built and the SSCB is tested and discussed at various DC-link voltage, fault inductance and junction temperature. Before the desaturation point (VDS=200 V), SSCB can successfully turn off the SC current. The saturation value of the SC current is positively correlated with di/dt, and the effect of junction temperature (50-150°C) on saturation current is not significant. A SC protection circuit with a response time of 260 ns is proposed and is validated through the test platform.
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