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- Embodiments of the present invention relate to a direct-current interrupter for interrupting a direct current.
- a transmission system for transmitting power is generally required to have a function of interrupting a transmitted current in order to deal with an accident or the like.
- An interrupter is used for this purpose.
- the direct-current interrupter has a current-carrying path having a switch, and a current-interrupting path connected in parallel to the current-carrying path and capable of gradually decreasing current, for example.
- the switch on the current-carrying path is closed to pass current through the current-carrying path.
- a path of current is switched from the current-carrying path to the current-interrupting path to pass the current through the current-interrupting path (commutation). Thereafter, the current through the current-interrupting path is immediately decreased to interrupt the current.
- switching of the current from the current-carrying path to the current-interrupting path is preferably fast.
- a current at accident time increases, and the current which the current-interrupting path is to interrupt becomes large. Consequently, a current-interrupting path with a large capacity is required, and there is a possibility that the interrupter increases in size.
- a direct-current interrupter of the prior art is disclosed in WO-A-2013/071980 .
- Non-Patent Document 1 Juergen Haefner, Bjoern Jacobson, "Proactive Hybrid HVDC Breakers - A key innovation for reliable HVDC grids", Cigre, The electric power system of the future - Integrating supergrids and microgrids International Symposium in Bologna, Italy 13-15 September, 2011
- Non-Patent Document 2 Per Skarby, Ueli Steiger "An Ultra-fast Disconnecting Switch for a Hybrid HVDC Breaker - a technical breakthrough", Cigre, Canada conference, Calgary, Canada 9-11 September, 2013
- a problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a direct-current interrupter aimed to be small in size.
- a direct-current interrupter of an embodiment includes the features of claim 1.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of a first embodiment.
- the direct-current interrupter of the first embodiment has a current-carrying path 10, a current-interrupting path 30, a current detector 21, and a controller 50.
- the current-interrupting path 30 is connected in parallel to the current-carrying path 10.
- the current detector 21 detects a current through the whole of the current-carrying path 10 and the current-interrupting path 30.
- the controller 50 controls a flow of a current through the current-carrying path 10 and the current-interrupting path 30 based on a value of the current detected by the current detector 21.
- the current-carrying path 10 has a switch 11 as a first switch, a switch 12 as a second switch, a resistor 13, a commutation circuit 14, and a transient voltage suppression circuit 15.
- the switch 11 and the switch 12 are connected in series.
- the switch 11 has a first withstand voltage.
- the switch 11 is closing-controlled or opening-controlled by the controller 50, and switches between conduction and non-conduction of current without depending on a semiconductor circuit breaker 31 (irrelevantly to the semiconductor circuit breaker 31).
- a switch (gas switch) using an insulating gas such as SF 6 gas can be utilized.
- a vessel in which electrodes of the switch 11 are housed is filled with the insulating gas.
- the withstand voltage of the switch 11 is improved, and its miniaturization is achieved.
- the switch 12 has a second withstand voltage (for example, about several kV) lower than the first withstand voltage.
- the switch 12 is closing-controlled or opening-controlled by the controller 50, and switches between conduction and non-conduction of current without depending on the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 (irrelevantly to the semiconductor circuit breaker 31).
- a vacuum switch can be utilized, for example.
- a vacuum valve 120 (refer to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 described later) can be utilized for a switch portion of the vacuum switch.
- the commutation circuit 14 is connected in parallel to the switch 12.
- the commutation circuit 14 is a current source which outputs a current in a direction opposite to a direction of a current (a direct current flowing through the current-carrying path 10) to be interrupted. Note that these details are described later.
- the transient voltage suppression circuit 15 is connected in parallel to the switch 12.
- the transient voltage suppression circuit 15 has, for example, a capacitor 15a and protects the switch 12 from a transient voltage to be applied to the switch 12.
- the transient voltage suppression circuit 15 is installed for only the switch 12. However, the transient voltage suppression circuit 15 may be installed for both the switches 11, and 12.
- the current-interrupting path 30 has the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 as a semiconductor switch and a non-linear resistor 32 connected in parallel to this semiconductor circuit breaker 31.
- the controller 50 starts opening control (interruption control) by which electrodes of the switches 11, 12 are operated to open when a value of a current detected by the current detector 21 exceeds a threshold value set in advance.
- the controller 50 controls the commutation circuit 14 and promotes switching (commutation) of a current path from the current-carrying path 10 to the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 after the start of the opening control (interruption control). Specifically, the controller 50 controls the commutation circuit 14 and injects a current in a direction opposite to a current direction of the switch 12 into the switch 12, thereby setting a current through the switch 12 (the current-carrying path 10) to "0" (zero). Consequently, the current flowing through the current-carrying path 10 flows through the semiconductor circuit breaker 31.
- the controller 50 controls the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 in an on state and switches it to an off state after the start of the opening control of the electrodes of the switches 11, 12.
- the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 is set in the on state, while the switches 11, 12 are interrupted. Moreover, a current in a direction opposite to a current flowing through the switch 12 is injected from the commutation circuit 14 into the switch 12, and the current flowing through the switch 12 (the current-carrying path 10) becomes "0" (zero). Consequently, a path of current switches immediately from the current-carrying path 10 to the current-interrupting path 30 (commutation). Thereafter, the current through the current-interrupting path 30 is decreased immediately, and the current is interrupted.
- a direct current at normal time is generally considered to flow both from the left to the right and from the right to the left of the figure.
- This direct-current interrupter can deal with both of these.
- the direct current at normal time is set to flow from the left to the right of the figure.
- the switches 11, 12 can switch between conduction and non-conduction of current without depending on the semiconductor circuit breaker 31.
- the switch 11 has a predetermined large withstand voltage property (described later).
- a withstand voltage property of the switch 12 is lower than the withstand voltage property of the switch 11.
- momentary interruption performance (high-speed property of opening and closing) of the switch 12 is higher than momentary interruption performance (high-speed property of opening and closing) of the switch 11. Note that details of the switch 12 will be explained in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 described later.
- the switches 11 and 12 are different in not only such properties (withstand voltage property and high-speed property) but also their roles.
- the switches 11 and 12 are connected in series and controlled by the controller 50, and the respective electrodes are opened and closed.
- the resistor 13 is connected in parallel to the switch 12. Resistance of this resistor 13 is larger than on-resistance of the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 at current interruption time and smaller than resistance of the non-linear resistor 32 connected in parallel to the semiconductor circuit breaker 31.
- the switch 11 in an open state is in an insulating state, and its resistance is sufficiently larger than the resistance of the resistor 13 connected in parallel to the switch 12. Therefore, when the switch 11 is in the open state, a large part of a voltage across the switches 11, 12 is applied to the switch 11. Consequently, a dielectric breakdown of the switch 12 is prevented.
- the current detector 21 detects the current flowing through the whole of the current-carrying path 10 and the current-interrupting path 30 and communicates a value of the detected current to the controller 50. Therefore, the current detector 21 is disposed short of a position in which the current-carrying path 10 and the current-interrupting path 30 on a circuit through which current flows join.
- the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 is the switch which is controlled by the controller 50 and switches between conduction and non-conduction of current.
- a combination of an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) and a diode can be used.
- a pair of the IGBT and the diode is connected in inverse parallel (mutually inverse parallel in a forward direction). These two pairs are connected in series in opposite directions (face each other) and set as a unit element.
- a large number of the unit elements are connected in series and terminals are added to both ends thereof, thereby allowing the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 to be constituted.
- the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 generally has resistance (on-resistance) in the on state, and a voltage drop is caused by conduction.
- This voltage drop becomes large depending on the number of the above-described unit elements in series in a case of the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 illustrated in Fig. 1 . That is, the on-resistance of the whole of the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 also becomes large depending on the number of these unit elements in series.
- the number of the unit elements in series is determined so that the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 which is in an off state due to the current interruption can withstand high voltage to be applied thereto.
- the necessary number of the unit elements in series when a direct-current voltage is several hundreds of kV is generally a large number to some extent (for example, several hundreds).
- the normal control of the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 by the controller 50 is as follows.
- the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 is set in an off state at normal time.
- the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 is switched to an on state once, thereafter immediately returning it to the off state.
- the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 can also be controlled other than this normal method.
- the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 may be set in the on state. Also in this case, because of the on-resistance of the semiconductor circuit breaker 31, current hardly flows through the current-interrupting path 30, and the total current actually flows through the current-carrying path 10.
- the commutation circuit 14 is connected in parallel to the switch 12. A current injection operation of the commutation circuit 14 is controlled by the controller 50. The commutation circuit 14 is controlled by the controller 50, thereby injecting a current (hereinafter, also referred to as "reverse current") in a direction opposite to a current to be interrupted into the switch 12.
- a current hereinafter, also referred to as "reverse current”
- a series circuit in which a capacitor 14a, a reactor 14b, and a semiconductor switch 14c are connected in series can be utilized.
- the capacitor 14a is charged to a predetermined voltage by an unillustrated charging apparatus.
- the semiconductor switch 14c open (interruption) and closed (injection) states are controlled by the controller 50.
- the reactor 14b relaxes a flow of current at injection time. As in the later-described second embodiment and second modified example, it is possible to also omit the reactor 14b. Note that details of an operation of the commutation circuit 14 at current interruption time and a waveform of current at this time are described later.
- the controller 50 controls the commutation circuit 14 to forcibly cause current, which is injected into the switch 12. A direction of this current is opposite to a direction of a current (current to be interrupted) flowing through the switch 12. Consequently, the current flowing through the whole of the current-carrying path 10 becomes "0" (zero), and the path of current immediately switches from the current-carrying path 10 to the current-interrupting path 30 (semiconductor circuit breaker 31) (commutation).
- using the commutation circuit 14 makes it possible to achieve commutation from the current-carrying path 10 to the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 while a current at accident time is still small. This makes it possible to suppress a current flowing through the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 and avoid an increase in its allowable current (easy miniaturization of the semiconductor circuit breaker 31).
- the non-linear resistor 32 is connected in parallel to the semiconductor circuit breaker 31.
- the non-linear resistor 32 functions at a final stage of the interruption operation of this direct-current interrupter. Specifically, when both the current-carrying path 10 and the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 do not pass current, the non-linear resistor 32 temporarily passes current.
- the current detected by the current detector 21 is communicated to the controller 50. Then, the controller 50 controls opening and closing of the electrodes of the switches 11, 12, and on/off switching of the semiconductor circuit breaker 31. Further, the controller 50 controls on/off of the commutation circuit 14 which is a source of a reverse current, and an output current thereof.
- each subordinate controller corresponding to each of these controls inside the controller 50. These subordinate controllers are connected to one another, and information necessary for the controls is communicated and shared.
- the transient voltage suppression circuit 15 When the transient voltage suppression circuit 15 is not installed, a steep voltage occurs in the switches 11, 12 as soon as a current through the switch 12 is set to "0" (zero). However, installing the transient voltage suppression circuit 15 makes it possible to suppress a transient voltage which occurs as soon as the current is set to "0" (zero) (near a time E in Fig. 3 ).
- Fig. 3 illustrates a hardware configuration of the vacuum valve 120 which is a switch portion of the switch 12 of the direct-current interrupter.
- Fig. 4 illustrates a configuration of a vertical magnetic field electrode portion of the vacuum valve 120 in Fig. 3 .
- the vacuum valve (vacuum switch) 120 which is one kind of switch is used.
- the vacuum valve 120 has a cylindrical insulating tube 121, a fixed side electrode 122, a movable side electrode 123, a fixed side current-carrying shaft 124, a movable side current-carrying shaft 125, and a bellows 126 as main components.
- the vacuum valve 120 is also provided with a drive mechanism (not illustrated) for moving the movable side current-carrying shaft 125 in its axial direction.
- the cylindrical insulating tube 121 is a tube-shaped vessel whose opening portions of both ends are sealed. This vessel is a vacuum vessel whose inside is maintained almost under vacuum.
- the bellows 126 is disposed in a sliding portion between the insulating tube 121 and the movable side current-carrying shaft 125.
- the bellows 126 makes it possible to drive the movable side current-carrying shaft 125 in an arrow direction while maintaining a vacuum state in this vacuum vessel (while interrupting from the outside).
- the vacuum switch does not have a very high withstand voltage property but is excellent in a dielectric recovery characteristic. Therefore, the vacuum switch can be used suitably as the switch 12. After the current through the current-carrying path 10 becomes "0" (zero), a relatively low voltage due to the voltage drop of the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 in the on state is applied to the switch 12. The vacuum switch withstands this low applied voltage and has an excellent dielectric recovery characteristic as the direct-current interrupter.
- the fixed side electrode 122 and the movable side electrode 123 of this vacuum valve 120 constitute a vertical magnetic field electrode.
- slits 127, 128 are each disposed in an oblique direction so as to depict a spiral with respect to the center axis. Because this spiral direction (here, right-hand screw direction) is the same in the fixed side electrode 122 and the movable side electrode 123, currents 129, 130 rotate in the same direction. Consequently, a vertical magnetic field 132 is applied to an arc 131 in the vacuum valve 120 by the rotating currents 129, 130.
- the arc 131 is caused between the fixed side electrode 122 and the movable side electrode 123.
- the vertical magnetic field 132 is generated by the currents 129, 130 caused by the arc 131.
- the vertical magnetic field 132 stabilizes the arc 131, which is distributed uniformly over the whole of the electrodes. Consequently, partial damage to the electrodes due to the arc 131 is suppressed. Thus, suppressing the damage to the electrodes makes it possible to maintain the excellent dielectric recovery characteristic.
- Fig. 5 illustrates a time-series change in current in each of parts of the direct-current interrupter.
- Fig. 5 illustrates a time-series change in each of a total current 41 which is the sum current of the current flowing through the current-carrying path 10 and the current flowing through the current-interrupting path 30, a current 42 through the semiconductor circuit breaker 31, a current 43 through the switch 12, an applied voltage 45 to the direct-current interrupter.
- the current flows through only the switch 12 (only the current-carrying path 10). That is, at this stage, the current 42 does not flow through the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 (current-interrupting path 30).
- an accident is set to occur in a direct-current power transmission system.
- the total current 41 increases.
- the controller 50 decides to be an abnormality (detection of occurrence of an accident, time B).
- the controller 50 starts the interruption control (electrode opening control) for operating the respective electrodes to open them (interruption operation) with respect to the switches 11, 12 (time C).
- the controller 50 controls the commutation circuit 14, and a reverse current is injected from the commutation circuit 14 into the switch 12 (time D).
- the reverse current is injected into the switch 12
- the current 43 through the switch 12 decreases and reaches "0" (zero) (time E). With this, the commutation of the current flowing through the current-carrying path 10 to the current-interrupting path 30 is completed.
- the current flows through only the semiconductor circuit breaker 31.
- the current 42 flowing through the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 and the on-resistance thereof cause a certain level of voltage drop 44.
- this voltage drop 44 (for example, several kV) can be the applied voltage 45 to the direct-current interrupter (a voltage (voltage drop 44) across the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 is applied almost as it is to the switch 12). This is because there is a possibility that an open state of the electrodes of the switch 11 is not established.
- the switch 12 has the withstand voltage of, as described above, for example, about several kV so as to withstand this voltage drop 44.
- the controller 50 controls the semiconductor circuit breaker 31, which is set to off (a state in which a flow of current is interrupted).
- the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 is switched to a state of non-conduction of current by off control. Therefore, at and after the time F, current temporarily flows through the non-linear resistor 32.
- the current With the same value as that of the current which has flowed through the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 immediately before the stage flows. This causes a relatively large voltage drop (for example, 500 kV) in the non-linear resistor 32, and the current decreases.
- the direct-current interrupter By operating the direct-current interrupter at such normal timing as illustrated in Fig. 5 , in the switch 11 or 12, the current caused by the arc flows between the electrodes after the opening control of the electrodes thereof, and the electrical resistance increases. Consequently, the current can be more quickly commuted from the current-carrying path 10 to the current-interrupting path 30. That is, the operation of the direct-current interrupter becomes faster.
- the switch semiconductor circuit breaker 31
- a power loss at current-carrying time can be greatly decreased.
- the commutation circuit 14 is disposed in parallel to the switch 12, the current through the current-carrying path 10 can be forcibly commuted quickly (as one example, at about several ms) to the current-interrupting path 30.
- the capacitor 15a is used for the transient voltage suppression circuit 15, but other than this, for example, such circuits as illustrated in Fig. 7 to Fig. 9 can be employed.
- Fig. 7 illustrates a series circuit of the capacitor 15a and a reactor 15b.
- Fig. 8 illustrates a series circuit of the capacitor 15a and a resistor 15c.
- Fig. 9 illustrates a series circuit of the capacitor 15a, the reactor 15b, and the resistor 15c.
- the transient voltage suppression circuit 15 can be the series circuit of the capacitor 15a and a reactor 15b, the series circuit of the capacitor 15a and the resistor 15c, or the series circuit of the capacitor 15a, the reactor 15b, and the resistor 15c. Consequently, not only the current flowing between the electrodes of the switch 12 but also the damage to the electrodes due to discharge can be suppressed by the reactor 15b or the resistor 15c.
- a resistor having a fixed resistance value is used as the resistor 13, but, for example, a non-linear resistor may be used other than this.
- a lightning arrester element can be utilized as the non-linear resistor.
- a voltage of the non-linear resistor to be used as the resistor 13 is higher than a voltage due to the on-resistance of the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 and lower than that of the non-linear resistor 32 connected in parallel to the semiconductor circuit breaker 31.
- the resistance of the non-linear resistor to be used as this resistor 13 preferably decreases at a voltage lower than a limit of the withstand voltage of the switch 12.
- Fig. 10 illustrates a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 1.
- the transient voltage suppression circuit 15 is eliminated from the direct-current interrupter of the first embodiment.
- the direct-current interrupter is capable of operating as a direct-current interrupter. Because this operation can be represented by Fig. 5 similarly to that of the direct-current interrupter of the first embodiment, an explanation thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 11 a current interrupter of a second embodiment will be explained referring to Fig. 11 .
- This second embodiment is an example in which a circuit near the switch 12 of the direct-current interrupter of the first embodiment illustrated in Fig. 1 is modified, and the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference signs and an explanation thereof is omitted.
- a saturable reactor 16 is connected in series to the switch 12.
- a commutation circuit 14 is constituted by a series circuit of a capacitor 14a and a semiconductor switch 14c.
- the commutation circuit 14 does not have a reactor 14b but may have the reactor 14b as illustrated in Fig. 2 .
- the commutation circuit 14, the saturable reactor 16, and the switch 12 constitute a closed circuit.
- the saturable reactor 16 has changing points of a saturated state and a non-saturated state in a value of current equal to or less than the current which is to be interrupted in the switch 12. This current value is the degree of a direct current at a normal state.
- a controller 50 controls the commutation circuit 14 and makes the commutation circuit 14 inject a reverse current into the switch 12 at the time point of the time D after the opening control (interruption) of the switch 12 at the time C.
- Fig. 13 illustrates a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 2.
- a transient voltage suppression circuit 15 is eliminated from the direct-current interrupter of the second embodiment.
- the direct-current interrupter is capable of operating as a direct-current interrupter. Because this operation can be represented by Fig. 12 similarly to that of the direct-current interrupter of the second embodiment, an explanation thereof is omitted.
- This third embodiment is a modified example of the direct-current interrupter of the first embodiment illustrated in Fig. 1 , and the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference signs and an explanation thereof is omitted.
- an interelectrode distance detector 22 is installed on the switch 12 of the first embodiment.
- the interelectrode distance detector 22 detects an interelectrode distance of the switch 12 and notifies it to a controller 50.
- the controller 50 controls the switch 12 and a commutation circuit 14 based on the interelectrode distance of the switch 12 notified from the interelectrode distance detector 22.
- the switch 12 is controlled in consideration of a time C1.
- the time C1 is a time at which an electrode distance of the switch 12 reaches a predetermined distance and is predicted from the time C of the start of the electrode opening control to the switch 12.
- the controller 50 determines a timing at which a semiconductor switch 14c of the commutation circuit 14 is turned on and controls the commutation circuit 14 so that the commutation from a current-carrying path 10 to a current-interrupting path 30 is completed at a time point later than this time C1 (commutation completion is at the time E).
- the interelectrode distance of the switch 12 detected by the interelectrode distance detector 22 is continuously communicated to the controller 50.
- the controller 50 prediction calculates the time C1 at which the electrode distance of the switch 12 detected by the interelectrode distance detector 22 reaches the predetermined distance (threshold value).
- the controller 50 controls electrode opening of the switch 12 at a start timing (time C) of the electrode opening control to the switch 12 before the time C1. An operation thereafter is the same as that in the first embodiment.
- the interelectrode distance detector 22 is installed on the switch 12, and control timing of the switch 12 is acquired. Therefore, from becoming a state in which the withstand voltage property of the switch 12 is secured sufficiently, voltage application to the switch 12 corresponding to the voltage drop caused by a semiconductor circuit breaker 31 occurs (a period therefor is at and after the time E to the time F). Consequently, in the operation of the switch 12, a very desirable result can be obtained.
- the interelectrode distance detector 22 is installed on the switch 12, and the interelectrode distance of the switch 12 is detected to perform the interruption control.
- the time at which the distance between the electrodes reaches the predetermined distance is detected in advance. Therefore, without installing the interelectrode distance detector 22, the time C1 at which the electrode distance of the switch 12 reaches the predetermined distance is predicted from the time C of the start of the electrode opening control to the switch 12, and control according to elapsed time after the interruption operation start is also allowable.
- Fig. 16 illustrates a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 3.
- a transient voltage suppression circuit 15 is eliminated from the direct-current interrupter of the third embodiment.
- the direct-current interrupter is capable of operating as a direct-current interrupter. Because this operation can be represented by Fig. 15 similarly to that of the direct-current interrupter of the second embodiment, an explanation thereof is omitted.
- This fourth embodiment is a modified example of the direct-current interrupters of the first and third embodiments illustrated in Fig. 1 and Fig. 14 , and the same components as those of the first and third embodiments are denoted by the same reference signs and an explanation thereof is omitted.
- an interelectrode distance detector 23 is increased on the switch 11 of the first embodiment.
- the interelectrode distance detector 23 detects an interelectrode distance of the switch 11 and notifies it to a controller 50.
- the controller 50 controls the switch 11 and a semiconductor circuit breaker 31 based on the interelectrode distance of the switch 11 notified from the interelectrode distance detector 23 or elapsed time after the electrode opening control.
- control of a switch 12 is performed in consideration of a time C2.
- the time C2 is a time which is predicted from the time C of the start of the electrode opening control to the switch 11 and at which an electrode distance of the switch 11 reaches a predetermined distance.
- the controller 50 controls the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 in the on state at a time point (for example, time F) later than this time C2 so as to switch to off (state of switching off current).
- the interelectrode distance of the switch 11 detected by the interelectrode distance detector 22 is constantly communicated to the controller 50.
- the controller 50 prediction calculates the time C2 at which the electrode distance of the switch 11 detected by the interelectrode distance detector 23 reaches the predetermined distance (threshold value) set in advance.
- the controller 50 determines a start timing (time C) of the electrode opening control to the switch 11 before the time C2 and performs the interruption control of the switch 11 and the semiconductor circuit breaker 31. An operation thereafter is the same as those in Modified examples 1, 3.
- the interelectrode distance detector 23 is disposed on the switch 11, and control timing of the switch 11 is acquired. Therefore, from becoming a state in which the withstand voltage property of the switch 11 is secured sufficiently, a high applied voltage to the direct-current interrupter occurs (a period therefor is at and after the time F). Consequently, in the operation of the switch 11, a very desirable result can be obtained.
- the interelectrode distance detector 23 is disposed on the switch 11, and the interelectrode distance of the switch 11 is detected to perform the interruption control.
- the time at which the distance between the electrodes reaches the predetermined distance is detected in advance. Therefore, without disposing the interelectrode distance detector 23, the time C2 until the electrode distance of the switch 11 reaches the predetermined distance is predicted from the time C of the start of the electrode opening control to the switch 11, and control according to elapsed time after the interruption operation start (after the start of the electrode opening control of the switch 11) is also allowable.
- Fig. 19 illustrates a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 4.
- a transient voltage suppression circuit 15 is eliminated from the direct-current interrupter of the fourth embodiment.
- the direct-current interrupter is capable of operating as a direct-current interrupter. Because this operation can be represented by Fig. 18 similarly to that of the direct-current interrupter of the second embodiment, an explanation thereof is omitted.
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- Embodiments of the present invention relate to a direct-current interrupter for interrupting a direct current.
- A transmission system for transmitting power is generally required to have a function of interrupting a transmitted current in order to deal with an accident or the like. An interrupter is used for this purpose.
- Since an alternating current has a time (current zero point) at which current becomes "0" (zero), the current can be interrupted relatively easily at this current zero point. On the other hand, different from the alternating current, a direct current has no current zero point, and therefore an interruption of the current easily causes an arc. Therefore, direct-current interrupters generally have a mechanism to reduce the arc.
- The direct-current interrupter has a current-carrying path having a switch, and a current-interrupting path connected in parallel to the current-carrying path and capable of gradually decreasing current, for example.
- At normal time, the switch on the current-carrying path is closed to pass current through the current-carrying path. On the other hand, at accident time, by making current flow through the current-interrupting path temporarily and opening the switch, a path of current is switched from the current-carrying path to the current-interrupting path to pass the current through the current-interrupting path (commutation). Thereafter, the current through the current-interrupting path is immediately decreased to interrupt the current.
- Here, switching of the current from the current-carrying path to the current-interrupting path is preferably fast. When the switching is slow, a current at accident time increases, and the current which the current-interrupting path is to interrupt becomes large. Consequently, a current-interrupting path with a large capacity is required, and there is a possibility that the interrupter increases in size. A direct-current interrupter of the prior art is disclosed in
WO-A-2013/071980 . - Non-Patent Document 1: Juergen Haefner, Bjoern Jacobson, "Proactive Hybrid HVDC Breakers - A key innovation for reliable HVDC grids", Cigre, The electric power system of the future - Integrating supergrids and microgrids International Symposium in Bologna, Italy 13-15 September, 2011
- Non-Patent Document 2: Per Skarby, Ueli Steiger "An Ultra-fast Disconnecting Switch for a Hybrid HVDC Breaker - a technical breakthrough", Cigre, Canada conference, Calgary, Canada 9-11 September, 2013
- A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a direct-current interrupter aimed to be small in size.
- A direct-current interrupter of an embodiment includes the features of
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Fig. 1 is a view illustrating a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of a first embodiment. -
Fig. 2 is a view illustrating a specific example of a commutation circuit of the direct-current interrupter inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 3 is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a vacuum valve of the direct-current interrupter. -
Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a vertical magnetic field electrode portion of the vacuum valve inFig. 3 . -
Fig. 5 is a chart illustrating a change in current in each circuit in the direct-current interrupter of the first embodiment. -
Fig. 6 is a chart illustrating a difference in effect between presence and absence of a transient voltage suppression circuit in the first embodiment. -
Fig. 7 is a view illustrating another configuration example of the transient voltage suppression circuit. -
Fig. 8 is a view illustrating another configuration example of the transient voltage suppression circuit. -
Fig. 9 is a view illustrating the other configuration example of the transient voltage suppression circuit. -
Fig. 10 is a view illustrating a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 1. -
Fig. 11 is a view illustrating a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of a second embodiment. -
Fig. 12 is a chart illustrating a change in current in each circuit in the direct-current interrupter of the second embodiment. -
Fig. 13 is a view illustrating a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 2. -
Fig. 14 is a view illustrating a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of a third embodiment. -
Fig. 15 is a chart illustrating a change in current in each circuit in the direct-current interrupter of the third embodiment. -
Fig. 16 is a view illustrating a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 3. -
Fig. 17 is a view illustrating a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of a fourth embodiment. -
Fig. 18 is a chart illustrating a change in current in each circuit in the direct-current interrupter of the fourth embodiment. -
Fig. 19 is a view illustrating a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 4. - Hereinafter, an embodiment will be explained in detail referring to the drawings.
Fig. 1 illustrates a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of a first embodiment. - As illustrated in
Fig. 1 , the direct-current interrupter of the first embodiment has a current-carryingpath 10, a current-interrupting path 30, acurrent detector 21, and acontroller 50. The current-interruptingpath 30 is connected in parallel to the current-carryingpath 10. Thecurrent detector 21 detects a current through the whole of the current-carryingpath 10 and the current-interruptingpath 30. Thecontroller 50 controls a flow of a current through the current-carryingpath 10 and the current-interruptingpath 30 based on a value of the current detected by thecurrent detector 21. - The current-
carrying path 10 has aswitch 11 as a first switch, aswitch 12 as a second switch, aresistor 13, acommutation circuit 14, and a transientvoltage suppression circuit 15. - The
switch 11 and theswitch 12 are connected in series. Theswitch 11 has a first withstand voltage. Theswitch 11 is closing-controlled or opening-controlled by thecontroller 50, and switches between conduction and non-conduction of current without depending on a semiconductor circuit breaker 31 (irrelevantly to the semiconductor circuit breaker 31). - For the
switch 11, a switch (gas switch) using an insulating gas such as SF6 gas can be utilized. In this case, a vessel in which electrodes of theswitch 11 are housed is filled with the insulating gas. By using the SF6 gas or the like excellent in insulation performance, the withstand voltage of theswitch 11 is improved, and its miniaturization is achieved. - The
switch 12 has a second withstand voltage (for example, about several kV) lower than the first withstand voltage. Theswitch 12 is closing-controlled or opening-controlled by thecontroller 50, and switches between conduction and non-conduction of current without depending on the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 (irrelevantly to the semiconductor circuit breaker 31). - For the
switch 12, a vacuum switch can be utilized, for example. A vacuum valve 120 (refer toFig. 3 andFig. 4 described later) can be utilized for a switch portion of the vacuum switch. - The
commutation circuit 14 is connected in parallel to theswitch 12. Thecommutation circuit 14 is a current source which outputs a current in a direction opposite to a direction of a current (a direct current flowing through the current-carrying path 10) to be interrupted. Note that these details are described later. - The transient
voltage suppression circuit 15 is connected in parallel to theswitch 12. The transientvoltage suppression circuit 15 has, for example, acapacitor 15a and protects theswitch 12 from a transient voltage to be applied to theswitch 12. - Here, the transient
voltage suppression circuit 15 is installed for only theswitch 12. However, the transientvoltage suppression circuit 15 may be installed for both theswitches - The current-interrupting
path 30 has thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 as a semiconductor switch and anon-linear resistor 32 connected in parallel to thissemiconductor circuit breaker 31. - The
controller 50 starts opening control (interruption control) by which electrodes of theswitches current detector 21 exceeds a threshold value set in advance. - Further, the
controller 50 controls thecommutation circuit 14 and promotes switching (commutation) of a current path from the current-carryingpath 10 to thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 after the start of the opening control (interruption control). Specifically, thecontroller 50 controls thecommutation circuit 14 and injects a current in a direction opposite to a current direction of theswitch 12 into theswitch 12, thereby setting a current through the switch 12 (the current-carrying path 10) to "0" (zero). Consequently, the current flowing through the current-carryingpath 10 flows through thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31. - The
controller 50 controls thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 in an on state and switches it to an off state after the start of the opening control of the electrodes of theswitches - Hereinafter, an operation of this direct-current interrupter will be explained. In the direct-current interrupter at normal time, the
switches path 10 are closed, and current flows through the current-carryingpath 10. - At current interruption time (when a current interruption is required due to an accident or the like), the
semiconductor circuit breaker 31 is set in the on state, while theswitches switch 12 is injected from thecommutation circuit 14 into theswitch 12, and the current flowing through the switch 12 (the current-carrying path 10) becomes "0" (zero). Consequently, a path of current switches immediately from the current-carryingpath 10 to the current-interrupting path 30 (commutation). Thereafter, the current through the current-interruptingpath 30 is decreased immediately, and the current is interrupted. - In
Fig. 1 , a direct current at normal time is generally considered to flow both from the left to the right and from the right to the left of the figure. This direct-current interrupter can deal with both of these. - Hereinafter, for easier understanding of the explanation, the direct current at normal time is set to flow from the left to the right of the figure.
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switches semiconductor circuit breaker 31. Theswitch 11 has a predetermined large withstand voltage property (described later). A withstand voltage property of theswitch 12 is lower than the withstand voltage property of theswitch 11. On the other hand, momentary interruption performance (high-speed property of opening and closing) of theswitch 12 is higher than momentary interruption performance (high-speed property of opening and closing) of theswitch 11. Note that details of theswitch 12 will be explained inFig. 3 andFig. 4 described later. - The
switches switches controller 50, and the respective electrodes are opened and closed. - The
resistor 13 is connected in parallel to theswitch 12. Resistance of thisresistor 13 is larger than on-resistance of thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 at current interruption time and smaller than resistance of thenon-linear resistor 32 connected in parallel to thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31. - The
switch 11 in an open state is in an insulating state, and its resistance is sufficiently larger than the resistance of theresistor 13 connected in parallel to theswitch 12. Therefore, when theswitch 11 is in the open state, a large part of a voltage across theswitches switch 11. Consequently, a dielectric breakdown of theswitch 12 is prevented. - The
current detector 21 detects the current flowing through the whole of the current-carryingpath 10 and the current-interruptingpath 30 and communicates a value of the detected current to thecontroller 50. Therefore, thecurrent detector 21 is disposed short of a position in which the current-carryingpath 10 and the current-interruptingpath 30 on a circuit through which current flows join. - As the
current detector 21, for example, such configurations as the next (a) and (b) can be employed. - (a) A resistor having a very small resistance value is inserted into the current-carrying
path 10. A voltage across this resistor is detected and converted into a current. - (b) A magnetic field generated from the current-carrying
path 10 is detected by a Hall element or the like and converted into a current. In this case, the current flowing through the current-carryingpath 10 can be detected in a non-contact manner. - The
semiconductor circuit breaker 31 is the switch which is controlled by thecontroller 50 and switches between conduction and non-conduction of current. As a specific example of thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31, as illustrated by the figure, here, a combination of an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) and a diode can be used. A pair of the IGBT and the diode is connected in inverse parallel (mutually inverse parallel in a forward direction). These two pairs are connected in series in opposite directions (face each other) and set as a unit element. A large number of the unit elements are connected in series and terminals are added to both ends thereof, thereby allowing thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 to be constituted. - When a voltage (caused by a control signal from the controller 50) is applied to both gates of two IGBTs in the unit element, the unit element becomes an on state (state in which current flows in either direction). By a combination of presence and absence of voltage application to two gates in the unit element, interruption of current, passage of current in the right direction, passage of current in the left direction, and passage (on state) of current in both the directions can be switched.
- Various specific configurations of the
semiconductor circuit breaker 31 can be employed other than the configuration inFig. 2 . Thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 generally has resistance (on-resistance) in the on state, and a voltage drop is caused by conduction. - This voltage drop becomes large depending on the number of the above-described unit elements in series in a case of the
semiconductor circuit breaker 31 illustrated inFig. 1 . That is, the on-resistance of the whole of thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 also becomes large depending on the number of these unit elements in series. - The number of the unit elements in series is determined so that the
semiconductor circuit breaker 31 which is in an off state due to the current interruption can withstand high voltage to be applied thereto. The necessary number of the unit elements in series when a direct-current voltage is several hundreds of kV is generally a large number to some extent (for example, several hundreds). - The normal control of the
semiconductor circuit breaker 31 by thecontroller 50 is as follows. Thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 is set in an off state at normal time. At interruption time, thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 is switched to an on state once, thereafter immediately returning it to the off state. - However, the
semiconductor circuit breaker 31 can also be controlled other than this normal method. For example, at normal time, thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 may be set in the on state. Also in this case, because of the on-resistance of thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31, current hardly flows through the current-interruptingpath 30, and the total current actually flows through the current-carryingpath 10. - The
commutation circuit 14 is connected in parallel to theswitch 12. A current injection operation of thecommutation circuit 14 is controlled by thecontroller 50. Thecommutation circuit 14 is controlled by thecontroller 50, thereby injecting a current (hereinafter, also referred to as "reverse current") in a direction opposite to a current to be interrupted into theswitch 12. - For the
commutation circuit 14, as illustrated inFig. 2 , a series circuit in which acapacitor 14a, areactor 14b, and asemiconductor switch 14c are connected in series can be utilized. - The
capacitor 14a is charged to a predetermined voltage by an unillustrated charging apparatus. In thesemiconductor switch 14c, open (interruption) and closed (injection) states are controlled by thecontroller 50. Thereactor 14b relaxes a flow of current at injection time. As in the later-described second embodiment and second modified example, it is possible to also omit thereactor 14b. Note that details of an operation of thecommutation circuit 14 at current interruption time and a waveform of current at this time are described later. - When the current interruption is required due to an accident or the like, the
controller 50 controls thecommutation circuit 14 to forcibly cause current, which is injected into theswitch 12. A direction of this current is opposite to a direction of a current (current to be interrupted) flowing through theswitch 12. Consequently, the current flowing through the whole of the current-carryingpath 10 becomes "0" (zero), and the path of current immediately switches from the current-carryingpath 10 to the current-interrupting path 30 (semiconductor circuit breaker 31) (commutation). - That is, using the
commutation circuit 14 makes it possible to achieve commutation from the current-carryingpath 10 to thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 while a current at accident time is still small. This makes it possible to suppress a current flowing through thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 and avoid an increase in its allowable current (easy miniaturization of the semiconductor circuit breaker 31). - The
non-linear resistor 32 is connected in parallel to thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31. Thenon-linear resistor 32 functions at a final stage of the interruption operation of this direct-current interrupter. Specifically, when both the current-carryingpath 10 and thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 do not pass current, thenon-linear resistor 32 temporarily passes current. - At an initial stage at which current temporarily flows through the
non-linear resistor 32, a current with the same value as that of a current which has flowed through thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 immediately before the stage flows. Because a relatively large voltage drop is caused in thenon-linear resistor 32 by this current, the current decreases. When the current decreases, a resistance value is increased by nonlinearity of resistance. Due to the increased resistance value, the current reaches substantially zero, and the interruption of the current is completed. - Note that the current detected by the
current detector 21 is communicated to thecontroller 50. Then, thecontroller 50 controls opening and closing of the electrodes of theswitches semiconductor circuit breaker 31. Further, thecontroller 50 controls on/off of thecommutation circuit 14 which is a source of a reverse current, and an output current thereof. - There is each subordinate controller corresponding to each of these controls inside the
controller 50. These subordinate controllers are connected to one another, and information necessary for the controls is communicated and shared. - When the transient
voltage suppression circuit 15 is not installed, a steep voltage occurs in theswitches switch 12 is set to "0" (zero). However, installing the transientvoltage suppression circuit 15 makes it possible to suppress a transient voltage which occurs as soon as the current is set to "0" (zero) (near a time E inFig. 3 ). - Here, a specific example (hardware configuration) of the
switch 12 of the direct-current interrupter will be explained referring toFig. 3 andFig. 4 . -
Fig. 3 illustrates a hardware configuration of thevacuum valve 120 which is a switch portion of theswitch 12 of the direct-current interrupter.Fig. 4 illustrates a configuration of a vertical magnetic field electrode portion of thevacuum valve 120 inFig. 3 . - For the
switch 12, the vacuum valve (vacuum switch) 120 which is one kind of switch is used. - As illustrated in
Fig. 3 , thevacuum valve 120 has a cylindrical insulatingtube 121, a fixedside electrode 122, amovable side electrode 123, a fixed side current-carryingshaft 124, a movable side current-carryingshaft 125, and abellows 126 as main components. - Here, a main configuration of the
vacuum valve 120 is exemplified. Other than this, thevacuum valve 120 is also provided with a drive mechanism (not illustrated) for moving the movable side current-carryingshaft 125 in its axial direction. - The cylindrical insulating
tube 121 is a tube-shaped vessel whose opening portions of both ends are sealed. This vessel is a vacuum vessel whose inside is maintained almost under vacuum. - The bellows 126 is disposed in a sliding portion between the insulating
tube 121 and the movable side current-carryingshaft 125. The bellows 126 makes it possible to drive the movable side current-carryingshaft 125 in an arrow direction while maintaining a vacuum state in this vacuum vessel (while interrupting from the outside). - In general, the vacuum switch does not have a very high withstand voltage property but is excellent in a dielectric recovery characteristic. Therefore, the vacuum switch can be used suitably as the
switch 12. After the current through the current-carryingpath 10 becomes "0" (zero), a relatively low voltage due to the voltage drop of thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 in the on state is applied to theswitch 12. The vacuum switch withstands this low applied voltage and has an excellent dielectric recovery characteristic as the direct-current interrupter. - The fixed
side electrode 122 and themovable side electrode 123 of thisvacuum valve 120 constitute a vertical magnetic field electrode. - As illustrated in
Fig. 4 , on a peripheral edge portion (outer peripheral surface) of each of the fixedside electrode 122 and themovable side electrode 123, slits 127, 128 are each disposed in an oblique direction so as to depict a spiral with respect to the center axis. Because this spiral direction (here, right-hand screw direction) is the same in the fixedside electrode 122 and themovable side electrode 123,currents magnetic field 132 is applied to anarc 131 in thevacuum valve 120 by the rotatingcurrents - By driving the movable side current-carrying
shaft 125 of theswitch 12 during conduction and opening themovable side electrode 123 and the fixed side electrode 122 (also referred to as opening control or interruption control), thearc 131 is caused between the fixedside electrode 122 and themovable side electrode 123. - At this time, the vertical
magnetic field 132 is generated by thecurrents arc 131. The verticalmagnetic field 132 stabilizes thearc 131, which is distributed uniformly over the whole of the electrodes. Consequently, partial damage to the electrodes due to thearc 131 is suppressed. Thus, suppressing the damage to the electrodes makes it possible to maintain the excellent dielectric recovery characteristic. - Next, a time-series operation of the direct-current interrupter of the first embodiment will be explained referring to
Fig. 5. Fig. 5 illustrates a time-series change in current in each of parts of the direct-current interrupter. -
Fig. 5 illustrates a time-series change in each of a total current 41 which is the sum current of the current flowing through the current-carryingpath 10 and the current flowing through the current-interruptingpath 30, a current 42 through thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31, a current 43 through theswitch 12, an appliedvoltage 45 to the direct-current interrupter. - At an initial stage before a time A at which an accident occurs, a current at normal time flows.
- At this time, the current flows through only the switch 12 (only the current-carrying path 10). That is, at this stage, the current 42 does not flow through the semiconductor circuit breaker 31 (current-interrupting path 30).
- At the time A, an accident is set to occur in a direct-current power transmission system. At and after the time A, the total current 41 increases. Then, when a value of the current (current flowing through the current-carrying path 10) detected by the
current detector 21 exceeds a set threshold value, thecontroller 50 decides to be an abnormality (detection of occurrence of an accident, time B). - When the accident is detected, the
controller 50 starts the interruption control (electrode opening control) for operating the respective electrodes to open them (interruption operation) with respect to theswitches 11, 12 (time C). - When the interruption control (electrode opening control) of the
switches switches - After the start of the interruption control (electrode opening control), the
controller 50 controls thecommutation circuit 14, and a reverse current is injected from thecommutation circuit 14 into the switch 12 (time D). When the reverse current is injected into theswitch 12, the current 43 through theswitch 12 decreases and reaches "0" (zero) (time E). With this, the commutation of the current flowing through the current-carryingpath 10 to the current-interruptingpath 30 is completed. - From the times E to F, the current flows through only the
semiconductor circuit breaker 31. At this time, the current 42 flowing through thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 and the on-resistance thereof cause a certain level ofvoltage drop 44. At this time, this voltage drop 44 (for example, several kV) can be the appliedvoltage 45 to the direct-current interrupter (a voltage (voltage drop 44) across thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 is applied almost as it is to the switch 12). This is because there is a possibility that an open state of the electrodes of theswitch 11 is not established. - The
switch 12 has the withstand voltage of, as described above, for example, about several kV so as to withstand thisvoltage drop 44. - After the time E, at and after the time point (time F) at which the open state of the electrodes of the
switches controller 50 controls thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31, which is set to off (a state in which a flow of current is interrupted). - At a time point of the time E, the current through the current-carrying
path 10 has already been set to be in non-conduction, and at the time F, thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 is switched to a state of non-conduction of current by off control. Therefore, at and after the time F, current temporarily flows through thenon-linear resistor 32. - At an initial stage at which the current temporarily flows through the
non-linear resistor 32, the current with the same value as that of the current which has flowed through thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 immediately before the stage flows. This causes a relatively large voltage drop (for example, 500 kV) in thenon-linear resistor 32, and the current decreases. - When the current decreases, a resistance value is increased by the nonlinearity of the resistance of the
non-linear resistor 32. Due to the increased resistance value, the total current 41 reaches substantially zero, and the current interruption is completed (time G). - At and after the time G, a state in which a direct-current voltage 44 (for example, 300 kV) according to this direct-current power transmission system is applied to this direct-current interrupter is brought.
- By operating the direct-current interrupter at such normal timing as illustrated in
Fig. 5 , in theswitch path 10 to the current-interruptingpath 30. That is, the operation of the direct-current interrupter becomes faster. - Here, an effect of the transient
voltage suppression circuit 15 will be explained referring toFig. 6 . - As illustrated in
Fig. 6 , when the transientvoltage suppression circuit 15 is not installed (a case of absence of the transient voltage suppression circuit 15), a hightransient voltage 51 suddenly occurs when the commutation is completed (time E). However, when the transientvoltage suppression circuit 15 is installed, a transient voltage is absorbed by acapacitor 15a, and atransient voltage 52 decreases. - Thus, in the direct-current interrupter of this first embodiment, since the switch (semiconductor circuit breaker 31) using a semiconductor is not used for the current-carrying
path 10, a power loss at current-carrying time can be greatly decreased. Further, since thecommutation circuit 14 is disposed in parallel to theswitch 12, the current through the current-carryingpath 10 can be forcibly commuted quickly (as one example, at about several ms) to the current-interruptingpath 30. - Accordingly, it becomes possible to decrease a value of the current to be interrupted in the current-interrupting
path 30, and an increase in a size of the interrupter can be avoided. More specifically, reducing current rating of thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 makes it possible to avoid the increase in the size. - That is, even when a value of a direct current passing through the current-carrying
path 10 is large, it is possible to have a small size and reduce a current-carrying loss at normal time. - In the first embodiment, the
capacitor 15a is used for the transientvoltage suppression circuit 15, but other than this, for example, such circuits as illustrated inFig. 7 to Fig. 9 can be employed.Fig. 7 illustrates a series circuit of thecapacitor 15a and areactor 15b.Fig. 8 illustrates a series circuit of thecapacitor 15a and aresistor 15c.Fig. 9 illustrates a series circuit of thecapacitor 15a, thereactor 15b, and theresistor 15c. - As illustrated in these examples, the transient
voltage suppression circuit 15 can be the series circuit of thecapacitor 15a and areactor 15b, the series circuit of thecapacitor 15a and theresistor 15c, or the series circuit of thecapacitor 15a, thereactor 15b, and theresistor 15c. Consequently, not only the current flowing between the electrodes of theswitch 12 but also the damage to the electrodes due to discharge can be suppressed by thereactor 15b or theresistor 15c. - In a case of these examples, in a process of changing the
switch 12 from the open state to the closed state, when an interelectrode distance of theswitch 12 becomes small, an electric charge stored in thecapacitor 15a of the transientvoltage suppression circuit 15 is discharged, and the current flows between the electrodes of theswitch 12. Therefore, a voltage suppression effect at the time E at current interruption time is the same as that in a case of using thecapacitor 15a alone. - Further, in the above-described first embodiment, a resistor having a fixed resistance value is used as the
resistor 13, but, for example, a non-linear resistor may be used other than this. As the non-linear resistor, for example, a lightning arrester element can be utilized. - It is preferable that a voltage of the non-linear resistor to be used as the
resistor 13 is higher than a voltage due to the on-resistance of thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 and lower than that of thenon-linear resistor 32 connected in parallel to thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31. The resistance of the non-linear resistor to be used as thisresistor 13 preferably decreases at a voltage lower than a limit of the withstand voltage of theswitch 12. - When a voltage higher than the withstand voltage is applied to the
switch 12, a resistance value of the non-linear resistor used as theresistor 13 decreases. As a result, the voltage to be applied to theswitch 12 is reduced, which allows prevention of dielectric breakdown in theswitch 12. -
Fig. 10 illustrates a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 1. In the direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 1, the transientvoltage suppression circuit 15 is eliminated from the direct-current interrupter of the first embodiment. Thus, even without having the transientvoltage suppression circuit 15, the direct-current interrupter is capable of operating as a direct-current interrupter. Because this operation can be represented byFig. 5 similarly to that of the direct-current interrupter of the first embodiment, an explanation thereof is omitted. - Next, a current interrupter of a second embodiment will be explained referring to
Fig. 11 . This second embodiment is an example in which a circuit near theswitch 12 of the direct-current interrupter of the first embodiment illustrated inFig. 1 is modified, and the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference signs and an explanation thereof is omitted. - In this second embodiment, a
saturable reactor 16 is connected in series to theswitch 12. Acommutation circuit 14 is constituted by a series circuit of acapacitor 14a and asemiconductor switch 14c. - That is, in this second embodiment, a series circuit of the
switch 12 and thesaturable reactor 16, thecommutation circuit 14 in which the capacitor and the semiconductor switch are connected in series, and aresistor 13 are connected in parallel. - In this example, the
commutation circuit 14 does not have areactor 14b but may have thereactor 14b as illustrated inFig. 2 . - In this second embodiment, the
commutation circuit 14, thesaturable reactor 16, and theswitch 12 constitute a closed circuit. Thesaturable reactor 16 has changing points of a saturated state and a non-saturated state in a value of current equal to or less than the current which is to be interrupted in theswitch 12. This current value is the degree of a direct current at a normal state. - Hereinafter, different portions in changes in current from those in the first embodiment in an operation at current interruption time of the direct-current interrupter of this second embodiment will be explained referring to
Fig. 12 . - A
controller 50 controls thecommutation circuit 14 and makes thecommutation circuit 14 inject a reverse current into theswitch 12 at the time point of the time D after the opening control (interruption) of theswitch 12 at the time C. - With this, a current with the same value as that of the
switch 12 flows through thesaturable reactor 16. When this current decreases and thesaturable reactor 16 changes from the saturated state to the non-saturated state, an inductance of thesaturable reactor 16 increases. As a result, in the time-series change in a current 42 flowing through asemiconductor circuit breaker 31 illustrated inFig. 12 , from the times D to E, for example, at atime 62, the change in the current becomes gradual. Therefore, the change in a current 43 flowing through theswitch 12 becomes gradual at atime 63 immediately before a current zero point. - Thus, according to this second embodiment, an effect similar to that in the first embodiment can be obtained, at the same time the current can be securely commuted to a current-interrupting
path 30 at the current zero point. This is because owing to thesaturable reactor 15 connected in series to theswitch 12, a rate of change in the current flowing through theswitch 12 at current interruption time becomes gradual immediately before the current zero point, thereby causing a period in a small current state. -
Fig. 13 illustrates a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 2. In the direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 2, a transientvoltage suppression circuit 15 is eliminated from the direct-current interrupter of the second embodiment. Thus, even without having the transientvoltage suppression circuit 15, the direct-current interrupter is capable of operating as a direct-current interrupter. Because this operation can be represented byFig. 12 similarly to that of the direct-current interrupter of the second embodiment, an explanation thereof is omitted. - Next, a current interrupter of a third embodiment will be explained referring to
Fig. 14 andFig. 15 . This third embodiment is a modified example of the direct-current interrupter of the first embodiment illustrated inFig. 1 , and the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference signs and an explanation thereof is omitted. - As illustrated in
Fig. 14 , in this third embodiment, aninterelectrode distance detector 22 is installed on theswitch 12 of the first embodiment. Theinterelectrode distance detector 22 detects an interelectrode distance of theswitch 12 and notifies it to acontroller 50. Thecontroller 50 controls theswitch 12 and acommutation circuit 14 based on the interelectrode distance of theswitch 12 notified from theinterelectrode distance detector 22. - In a case of this third embodiment, as illustrated in
Fig. 15 , theswitch 12 is controlled in consideration of a time C1. The time C1 is a time at which an electrode distance of theswitch 12 reaches a predetermined distance and is predicted from the time C of the start of the electrode opening control to theswitch 12. - The
controller 50 determines a timing at which asemiconductor switch 14c of thecommutation circuit 14 is turned on and controls thecommutation circuit 14 so that the commutation from a current-carryingpath 10 to a current-interruptingpath 30 is completed at a time point later than this time C1 (commutation completion is at the time E). - That is, in this third embodiment, the interelectrode distance of the
switch 12 detected by theinterelectrode distance detector 22 is continuously communicated to thecontroller 50. Thecontroller 50 prediction calculates the time C1 at which the electrode distance of theswitch 12 detected by theinterelectrode distance detector 22 reaches the predetermined distance (threshold value). Thecontroller 50 controls electrode opening of theswitch 12 at a start timing (time C) of the electrode opening control to theswitch 12 before the time C1. An operation thereafter is the same as that in the first embodiment. - Thus, according to this third embodiment, the
interelectrode distance detector 22 is installed on theswitch 12, and control timing of theswitch 12 is acquired. Therefore, from becoming a state in which the withstand voltage property of theswitch 12 is secured sufficiently, voltage application to theswitch 12 corresponding to the voltage drop caused by asemiconductor circuit breaker 31 occurs (a period therefor is at and after the time E to the time F). Consequently, in the operation of theswitch 12, a very desirable result can be obtained. - Note that in the third embodiment, the
interelectrode distance detector 22 is installed on theswitch 12, and the interelectrode distance of theswitch 12 is detected to perform the interruption control. However, the time at which the distance between the electrodes reaches the predetermined distance is detected in advance. Therefore, without installing theinterelectrode distance detector 22, the time C1 at which the electrode distance of theswitch 12 reaches the predetermined distance is predicted from the time C of the start of the electrode opening control to theswitch 12, and control according to elapsed time after the interruption operation start is also allowable. -
Fig. 16 illustrates a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 3. In the direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 3, a transientvoltage suppression circuit 15 is eliminated from the direct-current interrupter of the third embodiment. Thus, even without having the transientvoltage suppression circuit 15, the direct-current interrupter is capable of operating as a direct-current interrupter. Because this operation can be represented byFig. 15 similarly to that of the direct-current interrupter of the second embodiment, an explanation thereof is omitted. - Next, a current interrupter of a fourth embodiment will be explained referring to
Fig. 17 andFig. 18 . This fourth embodiment is a modified example of the direct-current interrupters of the first and third embodiments illustrated inFig. 1 andFig. 14 , and the same components as those of the first and third embodiments are denoted by the same reference signs and an explanation thereof is omitted. - As illustrated in
Fig. 17 , in this fourth embodiment, aninterelectrode distance detector 23 is increased on theswitch 11 of the first embodiment. Theinterelectrode distance detector 23 detects an interelectrode distance of theswitch 11 and notifies it to acontroller 50. Thecontroller 50 controls theswitch 11 and asemiconductor circuit breaker 31 based on the interelectrode distance of theswitch 11 notified from theinterelectrode distance detector 23 or elapsed time after the electrode opening control. - In a case of this fourth embodiment, as illustrated in
Fig. 18 , control of aswitch 12 is performed in consideration of a time C2. The time C2 is a time which is predicted from the time C of the start of the electrode opening control to theswitch 11 and at which an electrode distance of theswitch 11 reaches a predetermined distance. Thecontroller 50 controls thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31 in the on state at a time point (for example, time F) later than this time C2 so as to switch to off (state of switching off current). - That is, in this fourth embodiment, the interelectrode distance of the
switch 11 detected by theinterelectrode distance detector 22 is constantly communicated to thecontroller 50. Thecontroller 50 prediction calculates the time C2 at which the electrode distance of theswitch 11 detected by theinterelectrode distance detector 23 reaches the predetermined distance (threshold value) set in advance. Thecontroller 50 determines a start timing (time C) of the electrode opening control to theswitch 11 before the time C2 and performs the interruption control of theswitch 11 and thesemiconductor circuit breaker 31. An operation thereafter is the same as those in Modified examples 1, 3. - Thus, according to this fourth embodiment, the
interelectrode distance detector 23 is disposed on theswitch 11, and control timing of theswitch 11 is acquired. Therefore, from becoming a state in which the withstand voltage property of theswitch 11 is secured sufficiently, a high applied voltage to the direct-current interrupter occurs (a period therefor is at and after the time F). Consequently, in the operation of theswitch 11, a very desirable result can be obtained. - Note that in the fourth embodiment, the
interelectrode distance detector 23 is disposed on theswitch 11, and the interelectrode distance of theswitch 11 is detected to perform the interruption control. However, the time at which the distance between the electrodes reaches the predetermined distance is detected in advance. Therefore, without disposing theinterelectrode distance detector 23, the time C2 until the electrode distance of theswitch 11 reaches the predetermined distance is predicted from the time C of the start of the electrode opening control to theswitch 11, and control according to elapsed time after the interruption operation start (after the start of the electrode opening control of the switch 11) is also allowable. -
Fig. 19 illustrates a configuration of a direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 4. In the direct-current interrupter of Modified Example 4, a transientvoltage suppression circuit 15 is eliminated from the direct-current interrupter of the fourth embodiment. Thus, even without having the transientvoltage suppression circuit 15, the direct-current interrupter is capable of operating as a direct-current interrupter. Because this operation can be represented byFig. 18 similarly to that of the direct-current interrupter of the second embodiment, an explanation thereof is omitted. - According to at least one of the embodiments and the modified examples explained above, it is possible to reduce a current-carrying loss at normal time and avoid an increase in size of a device configuration. In other words, it is possible to provide a direct-current interrupter which has a small size and allows the current-carrying loss at normal time to be reduced even when a current which is to be interrupted is large.
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- A direct-current interrupter comprising:a current-carrying path (10) for passing a direct current, comprisinga first switch (11), anda second switch (12) connected in series to the first switch (11) and having a withstand voltage lower than a withstand voltage of the first switch (11);a commutation circuit (14) connected in parallel to the second switch (12) and configured to inject a current in a direction opposite to a direction of the direct current into the second switch; (12);a semiconductor circuit breaker (31) connected in parallel to the current-carrying path (10);a non-linear resistor (32) connected in parallel to the current-carrying path (10), characterised by further comprisingat least one of:a voltage suppression circuit (15) connected in parallel to the second switch (12) and including a second capacitor (15a), anda third, non-linear resistor (13) connected in parallel to the second switch (12).
- The direct-current interrupter according to claim 1, wherein the commutation circuit (14) comprises a capacitor (14a) and a switch (14c) connected in series to each other.
- The direct-current interrupter according to claim 2, wherein the commutation circuit (14) further comprises a reactor (14b) connected in series to the capacitor (14a) and the switch (14c).
- The direct-current interrupter according to claim 1, wherein the voltage suppression circuit (15) further comprises:a second reactor (15b) connected in series to the second capacitor (15a);a second resistor (15c) connected in series to the second capacitor (15a); ora second reactor (15b) and a second resistor (15c) connected in series to the second capacitor (15a).
- The direct-current interrupter according to claim 1, further comprising a saturable reactor (16) connected in series to the first and second switches (11, 12), wherein the second switch (12) and the saturable reactor (16) connected in the series are connected in parallel to the commutation circuit (14).
- The direct-current interrupter according to claim 1, wherein the second switch (12) is a vacuum switch.
- The direct-current interrupter according to claim 6, wherein the second switch (12) is a vacuum switch having a vertical magnetic field electrode.
- The direct-current interrupter according to claim 1, wherein the first switch (11) is a gas switch.
- The direct-current interrupter according to claim 1, further comprising a controller (50) configured to:start interruption control to interrupt the first and second switches (11, 12) when an abnormality is detected in the direct current flowing through the current-carrying path (10),switch a path of the direct current from the current-carrying path to the semiconductor circuit breaker (31) by controlling the commutation circuit (14) and injecting the current in an opposite direction into the second switch (12) after the start of the interruption control, andcontrol the semiconductor circuit breaker (31) and switches from on to off after the switching.
- The direct-current interrupter according to claim 9, wherein the controller (50) starts control of the commutation circuit after a predetermined time from when the second switch (12) becomes open.
- The direct-current interrupter according to claim 9, further comprising a detector (11) configured to detect an interelectrode distance of the second switch (12), wherein the controller (50) starts control of the commutation circuit (14) based on the detected interelectrode distance.
- The direct-current interrupter according to claim 9, wherein the controller (50) controls the semiconductor circuit breaker (31) and switches from on to off after a predetermined time from when the first switch (11) becomes open.
- The direct-current interrupter according to claim 9, further comprising a detector (11) configured to detect an interelectrode distance of the first switch (11), wherein the controller (50) switches the semiconductor circuit breaker (31) from on to off based on the detected interelectrode distance.
- The direct-current interrupter according to claim 13, wherein the controller (50) switches the semiconductor circuit breaker (31) from on to off when the interelectrode distance reaches a predetermined distance after the commutation circuit (14) injects the current in an opposite direction into the second switch (12).
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