Analysis of Transient Fault Currents in Multi-Terminal HVDC Networks during Pole-to-Ground Faults
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چکیده
The fault current development in a circuit breaker during a pole-to-ground fault is analyzed for a generic multiterminal HVDC system based on Voltage Source Converters. The paper aims to contribute to the current discussion of which requirements on breaking time and peak current HVDC circuit breakers need to fulfill in such networks either based on OHLs or cables. Therefore, the fault current is broken down into the individual contributions of the different network components and their influence on the development of the fault current in the circuit breaker of the faulted line is illustrated. In doing so, the emphasis is on the comparison of the sensitivities in cable and OHL systems.
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