Research on Current Transfer Characteristics of Hybrid Circuit Breaker in Low Voltage DC Micro-grid

Abstract

The analysis of current transfer characteristics of hybrid DC circuit breakers is of great significance for improving their breaking capacity and implementing control strategies. This paper analyzes the principle of hybrid DC circuit breakers. The hybrid circuit breaker simulation model is built based on the Mayr arc model in Matlab/Simulink using IGBT, RCD snubber circuit and arrester model. The current simulation waveforms under different external circuit parameters and transfer branch parameters with a voltage of 400V and breaking fault current less than 200A are mainly studied. Through the analysis of the current transfer characteristics, a series of theoretically supported breaking characteristics are obtained, which provide a reasonable and effective reference for the fast and reliable breaking of DC micro-grid hybrid circuit breaker.