• DocumentCode
    3180783
  • Title

    Fault protection and ride-through scheme for MVDC power distribution systems utilizing a supervisory controller

  • Author

    Tucker, Jason ; Martin, Daniel ; Mersenski, Richard ; Barkley, Adam ; Cairoli, Pietro ; Ghisla, Ugo ; Riccobono, Antonino ; Dougal, Roger ; Santi, Enrico

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. Eng., Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    10-13 April 2011
  • Firstpage
    319
  • Lastpage
    325
  • Abstract
    The paper proposes a protection scheme for zonal MVDC systems that allows fault isolation and ride-through of unfaulted zones. A Supervisory Controller coordinates the actions of mechanical contactors and a switching power converter to achieve the protection and reconfiguration function necessary in MVDC systems. Experimental results demonstrate the feasibility and performance of the approach.
  • Keywords
    SCADA systems; power distribution control; power distribution faults; power distribution protection; switching convertors; MVDC power distribution systems; fault protection scheme; mechanical contactors; ride-through scheme; switching power converter; Capacitors; Circuit faults; Contactors; Energy storage; Fault currents; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Alexandria, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-9272-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ESTS.2011.5770890
  • Filename
    5770890