Title :
HVDC Circuit Breaker Development and Field Tests
Author :
Vithayathil, J.J. ; Courts, A.L. ; Peterson, W.G. ; Hingorani, N.G. ; Nilsson, S. ; Porter, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Bonneville Power Administration
Abstract :
With the growth of direct current transmission, the need and scope of application for a high voltage direct current circuit breaker have increased. This paper reports on the development of two different dc breaker prototypes and full scale field tests of these breakers on the ±400-kV, 1360-km long Pacific DC Intertie.
Keywords :
Circuit breakers; Circuit faults; Circuit testing; HVDC transmission; Prototypes; Sulfur hexafluoride; Switchgear; System testing; Transactions Committee; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPAS.1985.319110
