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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER USINGUSING MICROMECHANICAL MICROMECHANICAL
SWITCHES SWITCHES
George G Karady, Gerald T Heydt, Neil George G Karady, Gerald T Heydt, Neil Shah Shah
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USAUSA
PSERC
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MOTIVATIONMOTIVATION No major change in CB design in many yearsNo major change in CB design in many years
Large moving components and sizeLarge moving components and size
Need for vacuum or SF 6 enclosureNeed for vacuum or SF 6 enclosure
No synchronous switchingNo synchronous switching
Application of electronics components Application of electronics components and MEMS switches allow miniaturization and MEMS switches allow miniaturization and zero current switchingand zero current switching
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Micro-switch based Micro-switch based
Circuit Breaker Concept Circuit Breaker Concept
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Conceptual circuit diagram for an ac Conceptual circuit diagram for an ac circuit breakercircuit breaker
Positive Switch Negative SwitchMicro-switch
Diode Snubber circuit
Circuit breaker contains two switches• Positive switch operates in the positive cycle•Negative switch operates in the negative cycle
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Switching string assembly Switching string assembly with several strings with several strings connected in parallel. connected in parallel. (Positive switch only(Positive switch only))
Voltage rating is increased by Voltage rating is increased by switching additional units in switching additional units in seriesseries
Current rating is increased by Current rating is increased by switching additional units in switching additional units in seriesseries
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Switching string operation Switching string operation
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LoadPositiveswitch
Negativeswitch
Positive cycle
Leakage current turns on the diodes inthe positive switch
Negative switch blocks the loadcurrent
Switches are closed in thepositive cycle
LoadPositiveswitch
Negativeswitch
Negative cycle
Diodes carry the load current after zero crossing.
Closed positive switches carry the loadcurrent
Negative switches are closed withoutovervoltage
Illustration of circuit breaker closing.
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ShortcircuitPositive
switchNegative
switch
Negative cycle
Positive switches are open. The diodesinterrupt the current after zero crossing
ShortcircuitPositive
switchNegative
switch
Positive cycleSwitches are open in the positive cycle.The current is transferred to the diodes
Negative switches are open without currentinterruption
Negative switches are closed
Illustration of current interruption.
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Operation of Switching Strings Operation of Switching Strings Connected in ParallelConnected in Parallel
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Short circuit current
Voltage across the NegativeSwitch
Short circuit current is interrupted at the end of the positive cycle
Voltage acrosspositive switch
Current transfer to thediode
PSPICE simulation of circuit interruption
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Equivalent circuit of Equivalent circuit of a switching stringa switching string
Closed switches equivalent is Closed switches equivalent is the contact resistancethe contact resistance
Open switches equivalent is the Open switches equivalent is the diode voltagediode voltage
ki Vdiode(n - ki ) Rcontact
Closedswitches
Openswitches
n number of switches in a stringki number of switches off in a string
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Shortcircuit
(n - ki ) Rcontact ki Vdiode
Ishort
N number of stringsn number of switches in a stringki number of switches off in string
A
Equivalent circuit modeling the non- simultaneous operation of the switches.
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Current distributions Current distributions when all string except when all string except one is turned on with one is turned on with one millisecond delayone millisecond delay. .
A. Inductive load currentA. Inductive load current
B. The closing of all switches B. The closing of all switches in string 1 eliminated the in string 1 eliminated the diodes and inserted the diodes and inserted the contact resistancescontact resistances
C. Simultaneously the current C. Simultaneously the current of the other two strings of the other two strings reduced to zero, because the reduced to zero, because the diodes become reverse diodes become reverse biasedbiased..
Total current
Diodecurrent
Diodecurrent
Switches instring 1 on
All switchesare on
100%
68.72%
- 31.45%
A
B
C
Simulation of switch closing
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Current distribution Current distribution during current during current interruption. interruption.
A). String current when one A). String current when one string is turned off with 1 string is turned off with 1 msec delay.msec delay.
B) String current when all B) String current when all strings except one is turned strings except one is turned off with 1 msec delayoff with 1 msec delay..
The short circuit current is The short circuit current is interrupted with a half cycleinterrupted with a half cycle A
100%
28.3%
36.4%
B
100%
67.6%
27.5%
Simulation of switch opening
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Current injection circuit for interruption of DC current. Current injection circuit for interruption of DC current.
Rectifier
High voltage thyristorswitch
Blockinginductance
Currentinjection
DC loadcurrent
Switching stringassembly
DC current interruption requires current injection:
•Charge capacitor produces current oscillation.•During the negative cycle the switches are opened•At zero crossing the diodes interrupts the current
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Circuit with MEMS switchCircuit with MEMS switch
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MEMS SwitchMEMS Switch
Permanentmagnet
Substrate
Dielectric
Switchingcoil Fe Ni
Cantilever
Tension hingessupport
Out
In
Contact
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MEMS SwitchMEMS Switch
Permanent magnet
Substrate
Fe NiCantilever
Contact
Coilembedded inthe dielectric
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New latching type switch New latching type switch become availablebecome available
The switch has two position The switch has two position “ON” or “OFF”“ON” or “OFF”
The switch has an operating The switch has an operating coilcoil
Short positive or negative Short positive or negative pulse change switch position pulse change switch position
The problem is that the The problem is that the insulation has to withstand insulation has to withstand 7.2 kV between the contact 7.2 kV between the contact and the magnetand the magnet..
• Voltage: 400V• Current : 100mA • Resistance 0.5 ohm• Insulation 400V• Operating coil current: 100mA, 500 usec
Short positive pulseturns “on” the switch
Short negative pulseturns “off” the switch
Operating coil
LatchingMEMSswitch
ON
C (Common)
Off
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A diode and grading resistance is connected in parallel with the switch The switching coil is supplied by a microwave power supply A antenna provided short duration 945Mz signal is rectified by the tunnel
diode and capacitor The obtained DC signal operates the switch The 95kV BIL is achieved by a distance of 30 inches
Circuit building block
Operating coilLatching MEMS switch
DiodeAntenna
OFF On
Gradingresistance
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Five building blocks are connected in series to form a switching unit
The operating coils are connected in series to meet with the 400V insulation level
A microwave power supply provides dc operating current for the series connected coils
A high power (1W) microwave transmitter provides the short duration square wave signal
The antenna picks up the signal The signal is rectified. This
provides dc current to the operating coil
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Switching chain assembly
Switching units areconnected in seriesto form a “Switching
chain”
Switching chainsare connected inparallel to from a
“Switch chainassembly”
Switching unit
Switching chainassembly
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Circuit breaker Circuit breaker arrangementarrangement
Antenna
OFF On
Antenna
OFF On
Positive and negative switching chain assemblyconnected in series forms the circuit barker
Positive switch
Negative switch
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AC circuit breaker concept
Positive switchNegative switch
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System RealizationSystem Realization
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Reduced scale circuit breakerReduced scale circuit breaker
SwitchDiode String 1
String 2
Control solenoid
Switching string
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The technical data of the developed The technical data of the developed small scale circuit breakersmall scale circuit breaker
Rated current:Rated current: 8 A steady state8 A steady stateInterruption current:Interruption current: 50 A for a half cycle50 A for a half cycleRated voltage:Rated voltage: 4000 V4000 VBIL:BIL: 95 kV95 kVNumber of switches in series in a single string:Number of switches in series in a single string: 1010Number of strings in parallel:Number of strings in parallel: 88
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Research work neededResearch work needed Analysis of Analysis of steady state current distribution in a distribution in a
large swathing string assembly using equivalent large swathing string assembly using equivalent circuitcircuit
Analysis of Analysis of transient currenttransient current distribution during distribution during turnturn onon using using SPICE SPICE
Analysis of Analysis of transient currenttransient current distribution during distribution during turnturn offoff using using SPICESPICE
Analysis of Analysis of turn on andturn on and off overvoltages off overvoltages Reliability analyses: Reliability analyses: Safe operation timeSafe operation time? ?
Required number of units ?Required number of units ?
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Research work neededResearch work needed Building and testing MEMS switch assembly 5 x 6 matrix Development of Microwave pulse generation for turn on
and off. Development of circuit breaker control (on and off signal
generation using and or logic components) Building and testing of a MEMS based circuit breaker Development and analysis of DC current interruption
concept using current injection Testing the DC injection method using the mechanical
switch assembly Testing the mechanical circuit breaker
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ConclusionsConclusions The study proved that the micro-The study proved that the micro-
switched based medium voltage circuit switched based medium voltage circuit breaker is feasiblebreaker is feasible..
It offers small size, zero current It offers small size, zero current switching and interruption of short circuit switching and interruption of short circuit current within a half cyclecurrent within a half cycle..
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The specific results are:The specific results are: Development of novel concept for CB’s using switching matrix Development of novel concept for CB’s using switching matrix
and switching string.and switching string. Development of a method to analyze the effect of none Development of a method to analyze the effect of none
simultaneous operation of switches in a switching string simultaneous operation of switches in a switching string assembly.assembly.
Reliability analysis of switching matrix.Reliability analysis of switching matrix. Building of a proof of principles switching string assembly to Building of a proof of principles switching string assembly to
experimentally proof the validity of the concept.experimentally proof the validity of the concept. Proposal for development of a new type of MEMS device and Proposal for development of a new type of MEMS device and
the specification of the new device.the specification of the new device. Development of a novel analytical model for the reliability Development of a novel analytical model for the reliability
analysis of the switching matrix.analysis of the switching matrix.
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FUTURE WORKFUTURE WORK Finalization the analytical technique for operation of Finalization the analytical technique for operation of
large switching matrixeslarge switching matrixes,,
Improvement of reliability analysis and Improvement of reliability analysis and
Testing the proof of principle switching assemblyTesting the proof of principle switching assembly..
Detailed design of the MEMS based switchDetailed design of the MEMS based switch
Implementation of the educational objectiveImplementation of the educational objective
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AcknowledgementAcknowledgement The authors would like to acknowledge the The authors would like to acknowledge the
support of NSF and the Navy. support of NSF and the Navy. The authors thank to Prof B. Kim of ASU andThe authors thank to Prof B. Kim of ASU and Graduate students: Mr. Neil Shah, Daniel S. Graduate students: Mr. Neil Shah, Daniel S.
James II and Rahim Kasim for their James II and Rahim Kasim for their contributioncontribution..