• DocumentCode
    1436463
  • Title

    Recovery of mercury-arc h.v. d.c. interconnectors from backfire faults

  • Author

    Arrillaga, J. ; Giesner, D.B.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology, Power Systems Laboratory, Manchester, UK
  • Volume
    119
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1972
  • fDate
    11/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1611
  • Lastpage
    1615
  • Abstract
    A general classification of backfire faults is made according to the initial operating mode when blocking is attempted. With the help of a dynamic-simulation program, the behaviour of the faulty bridge and d.c. link are analysed under the different types of backfire. The blocking controllability of the bridge is thus investigated, in each case, with present-blocking control and with sequential-blocking control. The influence of the a.c.-system impedance on the reduction of backfire currents is also investigated.
  • Keywords
    mercury arc rectifiers; overcurrent protection; power system interconnection; short-circuit currents; backfire faults; blocking controllability; direct current link behaviour; faulty bridge behaviour; high voltage mercury arc interconnectors; recovery;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the Institution of
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0020-3270
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/piee.1972.0317
  • Filename
    5252130