Low-Voltage dc System Building Blocks

Integrated Power Flow Control and Short Circuit Protection

Journal article (2023)

Authors

P. Purgat Eaton Industries GmbH
A. Shekhar DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS
Z. Qin DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS
P. Bauer DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS
Research Group
DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2023 P. Purgat, A. Shekhar, Z. Qin, P. Bauer
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1109/MIE.2021.3106275
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Electrical Sustainable Energy

Research Group

DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage

Abstract

Low-voltage direct current (LVdc) systems are a promising technology for systems with a high penetration of renewable sources and storage that operate with bidirectional power flow. In this article, a fundamental building block for LVdc is presented for different applications, such as charge controllers, voltage regulation in street-lighting systems, and current limiters in meshed dc grids. The developed building block integrates a solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) and partially rated power flow control converter (PFCC) capable of achieving the given control objectives with extremely high system efficiency and full short circuit protection.