Journal article
Techno-Economic Analysis of Solid-State Circuit Breakers in DC Power System Applications: Design, Cost, and Performance Analyses
IEEE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS MAGAZINE
20 Nov 2023
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Abstract
Direct current (DC) power systems have been advancing renewable energies to cope with the worldwide effort in minimizing carbon footprints. However, dc systems face technical limitations that require protection from dc circuit breakers. This article deals with the techno-economic analysis of dc solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs) by involving design, cost, and performance parameters. To clarify the current situation and identify future needs, dc SSCBs are analyzed from three aspects. First, the deciding factors and performance criteria are illustrated. Second, the driving factors, technical challenges, and applications of dc SSCBs are discussed. Finally, the techno-economic analysis of practical SSCBs is elaborated. The presented concepts are evaluated by a 4 kV/100 A dc SSCB prototype as a case study, where the cost distribution among components is discussed. The results show that practicing marketing and economic perspectives in designing dc SSCBs can help to pave the way for advancing dc power system protection and facilitating fully penetrated dc transmission and distribution networks.
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- Title
- Techno-Economic Analysis of Solid-State Circuit Breakers in DC Power System Applications: Design, Cost, and Performance Analyses
- Publication Details
- IEEE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS MAGAZINE
- Publisher
- IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC; PISCATAWAY
- Grant note
- This work was supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, under Award DE-AR0001114 in the BREAKERS program monitored by Dr. Isik Kizilyalli. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U.S. Government or any agency thereof. To create Figures 1 and 3, the authors used the content of https://www.freepik.com, designed by macro-vector/Freepik. The corresponding author is Fei Lu.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001109202800001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85178053134
- Other Identifier
- 991021861307304721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
- Engineering, Industrial