EP3309809B1 - Appareil d'interruption de courant continu, procédé d'interruption de courant continu - Google Patents

Appareil d'interruption de courant continu, procédé d'interruption de courant continu Download PDF

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EP3309809B1
EP3309809B1 EP16807123.1A EP16807123A EP3309809B1 EP 3309809 B1 EP3309809 B1 EP 3309809B1 EP 16807123 A EP16807123 A EP 16807123A EP 3309809 B1 EP3309809 B1 EP 3309809B1
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/54—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the switching device and for which no provision exists elsewhere
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/54—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the switching device and for which no provision exists elsewhere
    • H01H9/541—Contacts shunted by semiconductor devices
    • H01H9/542—Contacts shunted by static switch means
    • H01H2009/543—Contacts shunted by static switch means third parallel branch comprising an energy absorber, e.g. MOV, PTC, Zener
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
    • H01H33/60—Switches wherein the means for extinguishing or preventing the arc do not include separate means for obtaining or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid
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  • Embodiments of the present invention relate to a direct-current interruption apparatus and a direct-current interruption method for interrupting a direct current.
  • a system for transmitting electric power is typically required to have a function of interrupting a power transmission current in case of, for example, a fault.
  • An interruption apparatus is used for this purpose, but direct-current power transmission, in particular, has a difficulty that alternating-current interruption does not have because a direct current transmitted in the direct-current power transmission does not have a zero point.
  • a currently used direct-current interruption apparatus includes, for example, a current path having a switch and a current-interrupting path which is in parallel with the current path and is capable of gradually decreasing a current.
  • the switch on the current path is normally closed to allow the passage of the current through the current path.
  • the current-interrupting path temporarily becomes electrically open so as to allow a fault current to pass through the current-interrupting path instead of the current path.
  • the switch is opened to interrupt the current flowing to the current path, thereby commutating the fault current toward the current-interrupting path.
  • the current of the current-interrupting path is thereafter quickly limited. This is the completion of the interruption.
  • the current path of the direct-current interruption apparatus preferably has as small an electric resistance as possible. This is because the electric resistance is a power loss during the normal time.
  • the switching of the direction of the current from the current path to the current-interrupting path is preferably as prompt as possible. This is because, as the switching is more delayed, the fault current increases more, leading to an increase in a value of the current that is to be interrupted by the current-interrupting path.
  • the increase in the current to be interrupted necessitates a larger capacity of the current-interrupting path, leading to a size increase of the interruption apparatus.
  • the publication US 5 517 378 A discloses a direct-current interruption apparatus comprising a current path including a first switch and a second switch connected in series, the first switch being a non-semiconductor device, the second switch being a non-semiconductor device; a commutation element having one end connected with a connection node of the first switch and the second switch and including a functional element and a semiconductor switch, and a non-linear resistor connected in parallel with the first and the second switches.
  • a problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a direct-current interruption apparatus and a direct-current interruption method which enable to reduce a power loss during the normal time and avoid an increase in apparatus size.
  • a direct-current interruption apparatus of an embodiment includes a current path, a commutation element including a first semiconductor switch, a second semiconductor switch, a conductive path, and a nonlinear resistor.
  • the current path includes a first switch and a second switch connected in series, the first switch being a non-semiconductor device and having a predetermined first withstand voltage, and the second switch being a non-semiconductor device and having a second withstand voltage lower than the first withstand voltage.
  • the commutation element has one end connected with a connection node of the first switch and the second switch and includes a functional element and the first semiconductor switch connected in series, the functional element having a charge/discharge function.
  • the second semiconductor switch is between and connects with the other end of the commutation element and one end of the first switch, opposite to one end of the first switch connected with the second switch.
  • the conductive path is between and connects with the other end of the commutation element and one end of the second switch, opposite to one end of the second switch connected with the first switch.
  • the nonlinear resistor is connected in parallel with the second semiconductor switch.
  • a direct-current interruption method of an embodiment is a direct-current interruption method of the above-described direct-current interruption apparatus and is as follows. Specifically, the method includes (1) charging the functional element of the commutation element in advance, (2) discharging the functional element after starting electrode open control over the first switch and starting electrode open control over the second switch, (3) changing the first semiconductor switch to OFF after discharging the functional element, and (4) changing the second semiconductor switch to OFF after changing the first semiconductor switch to OFF.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates the configuration of the direct-current interruption apparatus of a first embodiment.
  • the direct-current interruption apparatus includes a current path 10, a commutation element 21, a semiconductor switch 22, a reactor 23, a nonlinear resistor 24, a current detecting unit 31, and a control unit 40.
  • the commutation element 21 includes a charge/discharge functional element 21a and a semiconductor switch 21b connected in series.
  • the current path 10 includes a switch 11 and a switch 12 connected in series, the switch 11 having a predetermined large withstand voltage characteristics (to be described later) and the switch 12 having a lower withstand voltage characteristics than that of the switch 11.
  • the switches 11, 12 are both non-semiconductor devices, and out of the switch 11 and the switch 12, the switch 12 is higher in responsiveness to electrode open control. However, being a non-semiconductor device, even the switch 12 is not capable of responding as quickly as a semiconductor device. In the following description, the switch 11 and the switch 12 will be sometimes comprehensively referred to as a switch group.
  • the operation of this apparatus is roughly as follows.
  • the switches 11, 12 are normally both closed to pass a current through the current path 10.
  • the electrode open control over the switches 11, 12 is promptly started, and according to the switch 12 reaching the electrode open state first, the commutation element 21 is made to function to promptly commutate the current flowing to the switch 12 to a path passing the commutation element 21.
  • the electrode open control over the switch 11 has not been completed and the current flows to the switch 11. Thereafter, when the semiconductor switch 21b of the commutation element 21 is promptly changed to OFF, the current which continues flowing to the switch 11 is commutated to a path passing the semiconductor switch 22 which has been controlled so as to allow the passage of the current. Thereafter, when the semiconductor switch 22 is changed to OFF, the current is limited. This is the completion of the interruption.
  • the switch 11 is, as described above, a non-semiconductor device (mechanical device) and is capable of switching between the passage and interruption of a current.
  • the switch 12 is also a non-semiconductor device and is capable of switching between the passage and interruption of a current.
  • the switch 11 and the switch 12 are in a complementary relation in terms of their advantages of withstand voltage characteristics and response speed to the electrode open control, and the switches thus having different characteristics are connected in series so that they each take its share of functions.
  • the opening and closing of electrodes of both the switch 11 and the switch 12 are controlled by the control unit 40.
  • the commutation element 21 has one end connected with a connection node of the switch 11 and the switch 12 to commutate the current flowing to the switch 12 quickly to the path passing the commutation element 21 (and the reactor 23).
  • the commutation element 21 includes a charge/discharge functional element 21a (for example, a capacitor) and a semiconductor switch 21b connected in series.
  • the charge/discharge functional element 21a is charged in advance under the control by the control unit 40, and when the semiconductor switch 21b changes to ON in this state, a discharge of stored charge occurs to decrease a voltage across electrodes of the charge/discharge functional element 21a toward zero, so that the current flowing to the switch 12 is quickly commutated to be a current passing the commutation element 21.
  • the charging and discharging of the commutation element 21 are controlled by the control unit 40.
  • the semiconductor switch 22 is between and connects with the other end of the commutation element 21 and one end of the switch 11, opposite to one end of the switch 11 connected with the switch 12.
  • the semiconductor switch 22 switches between the passage and interruption of a current and its switching (ON/OFF) is controlled by the control unit 40.
  • a specific example of the semiconductor switch 22 is a structure including many series-connected unit elements and having two main electrode terminals as a whole, the unit elements each being an element in which two inverse parallel connection (parallel connection with opposite forward directions) elements each composed of an IGBT (insulated gate bipolar transistor) and a diode are in face-to-face series connection in opposite directions, as illustrated in Fig. 1 .
  • IGBT insulated gate bipolar transistor
  • adoptable is a structure composed of may series-connected unit elements and having two main electrode terminals as a whole, the unit elements each being composed of thyristors which are in inverse parallel connection.
  • a semiconductor switch typically has an equivalent resistance in an ON state (on-resistance), and undergoes a voltage drop when supplied with a current. This voltage drop is larger depending on the number of the series-connected unit elements, that is, the on-resistance of the whole semiconductor switch 22 also is larger depending on this series-connection number.
  • the necessary number of the series-connected unit elements can be decided so as to satisfy the condition that it can endure a high voltage that is possibly applied to the interruption apparatus at and after an instant when the semiconductor switch 22 becomes OFF for the current interruption.
  • the series-connection number usually needs to be large to a certain degree (for example, several hundreds).
  • a standard way of the switching control over the semiconductor switch 22 by the control unit 40 is to keep the semiconductor switch 22 OFF during the normal time, temporarily change the semiconductor switch 22 to ON at the time of the interruption operation, and thereafter quickly change the semiconductor switch 22 to OFF.
  • this is not restrictive. Even if the semiconductor switch 22 is controlled to be kept ON during the normal time, its on-resistance prevents a current from actually flowing thereto, and the total current flows in the current carrying path 10. Therefore, the control to thus keep the semiconductor switch 22 ON during the normal time is also an adoptable selection.
  • the reactor 23 is between and connected with the other end of the commutation element 21 and one end of the switch 12, opposite to one end of the switch 12 connected with the switch 11.
  • the purpose of the inserted reactor 23 is to adjust the time from the start of the discharging of the commutation element 21 up to an instant at which the current of the switch 12 is reduced to zero.
  • the timing at which the current is reduced to zero is preferably after the completion and establishment of the electrode open control over the switch 12, and by disposing the reactor 23 in the illustrated manner and adjusting its reactance, it is possible to reduce a discharge current to enable the aforesaid adjustment.
  • a simple conducting wire may replace the reactor 23.
  • the nonlinear resistor 24 is connected in parallel with the semiconductor switch 22.
  • the nonlinear resistor 24 functions at a final stage of the interruption operation of the direct-current interruption apparatus. Specifically, when the current to the current path 10 is interrupted and the current to the semiconductor switch 22 is also interrupted, the current temporarily flows to the nonlinear resistor 24. At an initial stage of the temporary flow, a current having the same value as that of the current flowing to the semiconductor switch 22 immediately before this stage flows. When the current flows, a resistance value increases due to the nonlinearity of resistance, and the increased resistance value causes the current to be substantially zero. This is the completion of the current interruption.
  • the current detecting unit 31 detects a current flowing in the direct-current interruption apparatus and notifies the control unit 40 of the detected current.
  • the current detecting unit 31 is outside the parallel connection of the switches 11, 21, the semiconductor switch 22, and the nonlinear resistor 24 so as to be connected in series with this parallel connection.
  • Specific examples of how the current is detected include a structure to insert a resistor having a very small resistance value and detect a voltage across the resistor, and a structure to detect a magnetic flux generated by the current (direct-current CT).
  • the control unit 40 controls the opening and closing of the electrodes of the switches 11, 21, the charging and discharging of the commutation element 21, and ON/OFF of the semiconductor switch 22.
  • the control unit 40 includes, as lower-order control units corresponding to these controls, a first control unit 40a, a second control unit 40b, a third control unit 40c, and a fourth control unit 40d, and among these lower-order control units, information necessary for their controls is transmitted so as to be shared among them.
  • the first control unit 40a connects with the switch 11 to control the opening and closing of the electrodes of the switch 11.
  • the second control unit 40b connects with the switch 12 to control the opening and closing of the electrodes of the switch 12.
  • the third control unit 40c connects with the commutation element 21 and the first and second control units 40a, 40b.
  • the third control unit 40c controls ON/OFF of the semiconductor switch 21b of the commutation element 21 and also has a control function of charging the charge/discharge functional element 21a of the commutation element 21 in advance and discharging it at a predetermined timing.
  • the third control unit 40c has at least the following functions. Specifically, the third control unit 40c performs the charge control for charging the charge/discharge functional element 21a in advance before the start of the electrode open control over the switch 11 by the first control unit 40a and the start of the electrode open control over the switch 12 by the second control unit 40b, performs the discharge control for discharging the charge/discharge functional element 21a after the start of the electrode open control over the switch 11 by the first control unit 40a and the start of the electrode open control over the switch 12 by the second control unit 40b, and performs the OFF control for changing the semiconductor switch 21b to OFF after performing the discharge control.
  • the OFF control that the third control unit 40c performs after performing the control for discharging the charge/discharge functional element 21a takes place at or after the commutation time at which the current flowing in the switch 12 is assumed to reach substantially zero.
  • the fourth control unit 40d connects with the semiconductor switch 22 and the third control unit 40c and controls ON/OFF of the semiconductor switch 22.
  • the fourth control unit 40d at least has a function of performing the control for changing the semiconductor switch 22 to OFF after the third control unit 40c performs the OFF control.
  • the control for changing the semiconductor switch 22 to OFF performed by the fourth control unit 40d after the third control unit 40c performs the OFF control takes place at or after the opening time at which the interelectrode distance of the switch 11 is assumed to reach a predetermined distance.
  • the control unit 40 obtains information regarding a fault from a fault detector (not illustrated), but the control unit 40 may determine that a fault has occurred by making use of the detected current notified from the current detecting unit 31.
  • Fig. 2A to Fig. 2D illustrate timing charts of the operations of the direct-current interruption apparatus illustrated in Fig. 1 .
  • the time-series operations of the direct-current interruption apparatus illustrated in Fig. 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 2A to Fig. 2D .
  • Fig. 2A illustrates a time-series variation of the total current (that is, the current detected by the current detecting unit 31).
  • the initial stage stage before the time A is a normal state where a current is flowing, and this current is the total current flowing in the switches 11, 12.
  • the current does not flow to the semiconductor switch 22, nor to the commutation element 21, the reactor 23, or the nonlinear resistor 24.
  • the control unit 40 finds that a fault has occurred from the information obtained from the fault detector (not illustrated) or from the detected current notified by the current detecting unit 31 (time B). Upon finding the fault occurrence, the control unit 40 starts the electrode open control over the switches 11, 21 (time C). Even when the electrode open control is started, an arc current continues flowing to the switches 11, 12. In this state, the discharging of the commutation element is started under the control by the control unit 40 (time D).
  • the discharging of the commutation element 21 is started, specifically, by changing the semiconductor switch 21b to ON.
  • the semiconductor switch 21b changes to ON, the discharge of the electric charge stored in the charge/discharge functional element 21a in advance occurs to decrease the voltage across the both electrodes of the charge/discharge functional element 21a toward zero, so that the current flowing to the switch 12 is quickly commutated to be the current passing the commutation element 21. More specific description will be given below.
  • a state where the electrodes on the lower side and the upper side in the drawing of the charge/discharge functional element 21a are charged plus and minus respectively in advance and the semiconductor switch 21b is OFF is equivalent to a state where one of the electrodes of the charge/discharge functional element 21a is electrically open, and in this state, the discharge scarcely occurs.
  • the semiconductor switch 21b changes to ON from this state the discharge occurs from the electrode on the lower side in the drawing of the charge/discharge functional element 21a to the electrode on the upper side in the drawing of the charge/discharge functional element 21a through the semiconductor switch 21b, the reactor 23, and the switch 12.
  • a voltage starts to be generated across the switch 12 owing to an on-resistance of the semiconductor switch 21b (refer to Fig. 2D ).
  • the length from the time D to the time E is adjustable by the inductance of the reactor 23 as roughly described above.
  • the time D is preferably at or after the opening time at which the interelectrode distance of the switch 12 is assumed to reach the predetermined distance.
  • the semiconductor switch 21b of the commutation element 21 is next changed to OFF under the control by the control unit 40 (time F). That is, the control unit 40 estimates the length from the time D to the time E and performs the OFF control over the semiconductor switch 21b at or after the commutation time (time E) at which the current flowing in the switch 12 is assumed to reach zero.
  • the control unit 40 By the OFF control over the semiconductor switch 21b by the control unit 40, the current path leading to the semiconductor switch 21b through the switch 11 is disconnected. Accordingly, the current having been flowing to the switch 11 until then is commutated this time to be a current to the semiconductor switch 22 which has been brought into a state allowing the current passage (time F: refer to Fig. 2C ). In a period from about the time F up to the time G described next, the voltage drop to a certain degree is occurring in the semiconductor switch 22 owing to the on-resistance of the semiconductor switch 22, and this becomes an applied voltage to the direct-current interruption apparatus (refer to Fig. 2D ).
  • the control unit 40 controls the semiconductor switch 22 so as to turn off the semiconductor switch 22, at or after the opening time at which the interelectrode distance of the switch 11 is assumed to reach the predetermined distance (time G).
  • time G the predetermined distance
  • the current path 10 having the switches 11, 12 has already been in the current interruption state which is established at a timing soon after the time F, and the semiconductor switch 22 is also changed to the current interruption state at the time G. Accordingly, at and after the time G, the current temporarily flows to the nonlinear resistor 24.
  • a relatively large voltage drop for example, 500 kV
  • the current flows to the nonlinear resistor 24 its resistance value increases owing to the nonlinearity of the resistance, and the increased resistance value decreases the current to substantially zero.
  • time H for example, several ms from the time A.
  • a state from the time H is a state where a direct-current voltage (for example, 300 kV) appropriate for the direct-current power transmission system is applied to the direct-current interruption apparatus (refer to Fig. 2D ).
  • the above-described time-series controls by the control unit 40 enable a series of the interruption controls as the direct-current interruption apparatus.
  • This control procedure can be said as a basic procedure in this direct-current interruption apparatus, and the controls for the interruption may take place at more precise preferable timings without departing from this basic procedure (to be described later).
  • the non-use of a semiconductor switch in the current path 10 makes it possible to greatly reduce a power loss during the current passage.
  • the switch 11 is lower in responsiveness to the electrode open control but is higher in withstand voltage characteristics than the switch 12.
  • the switch 12 is higher in responsiveness to the electrode open control but is lower in withstand voltage characteristics than the switch 11.
  • the series connection of the high-withstand voltage switch 11 with the low-withstand voltage switch 12 achieves a withstand voltage high enough as the direct-current interruption apparatus.
  • the commutation element 21 inserted in parallel with the switch 12 works to forcibly commutate the current of the switch 12 quickly to the commutation element 21 according to the switch 12 high in responsiveness.
  • the semiconductor switch 21b of the commutation element 21 is thereafter changed to OFF, it is possible to quickly commutate the current of the switch 11 this time toward the semiconductor switch 22 as a current to be interrupted. Accordingly, it is possible to change the semiconductor switch 22 to OFF before the value of the interruption target current commutated to the second semiconductor switch 22 increases very much. This enables to avoid an increase in size of the interruption apparatus.
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional view schematically illustrating a vacuum valve being an element that may be included in the switch 12 illustrated in Fig. 1 .
  • the vacuum valve 50 includes, as its main components, a porcelain tube 51, a fixed-side electrode 52, a movable-side electrode 53, a fixed-side current-carrying shaft 54, a movable-side current-carrying shaft 55, and a bellows 56.
  • a vacuum switch is usable as the switch 12.
  • the vacuum switch is relatively high in responsiveness though it cannot be generally said to be a switch having a high withstand voltage characteristics. Therefore, even if the vacuum switch is used as the switch 12, the switch 12 can endure a low applied voltage which is possibly generated by the commutation element 21 including the semiconductor switch 21b in an ON state after the current of the current path 10 is reduced to zero, and in addition, there is an advantage that it is possible to reduce the time required for the commutation of the current of the switch 12.
  • the vacuum switch includes the vacuum valve 50 illustrated in Fig. 3 , and in addition includes a mechanism (not illustrated) for moving the movable-side current-carrying shaft 55 in its axial direction as desired.
  • the inside of the cylindrical porcelain tube 51 is kept substantially vacuum, and in order to insulate this vacuum from the outside, the bellows 56 is fixed to the movable-side current-carrying shaft 55 and the porcelain tube 51.
  • the structure of the vacuum valve 50 will be described below.
  • the fixed-side current-carrying shaft 54 penetrates through an upper surface of the cylindrical porcelain tube, and the fixed-side current-carrying shaft 54 is fixed to the porcelain tube 51 at a portion where it penetrates to the porcelain tube 51.
  • a portion penetrating to and protruding from the upper surface of the cylindrical porcelain tube 51 is one terminal of the switch.
  • the flat and disk-shaped fixed-side electrode 52 is at one end of the fixed-side current-carrying shaft 54 located inside the porcelain tube 51, so as to be coaxial with the fixed-side current-carrying shaft 54.
  • a face of the movable-side electrode 53 having the same shape as that of the fixed-side electrode 52 and coaxial with the fixed-side electrode 52 faces a face of the fixed-side electrode 52 on a side opposite to a side where the fixed-side current-carrying shaft 54 is located.
  • the movable-side current-carrying shaft 55 is located on a side of the movable-side electrode 53 opposite to its face facing the fixed-side current-carrying shaft 52, so as to be coaxial with the fixed-side current-carrying shaft 54, the fixed-side electrode 52, and the movable-side electrode 53.
  • the movable-side current-carrying shaft 55 penetrates through a lower surface of the cylindrical porcelain tube 51, and its portion penetrating and protruding is the other terminal of the switch.
  • the bellows 56 has its one side fixed to the movable-side current-carrying shaft 55 and has the other end fixed to the porcelain tube 51. The bellows 56 constantly keeps the inside of the porcelain tube 51 airtight even if the movable-side current-carrying shaft 55 is moved in its axial direction in order to pass or interrupt the current.
  • the direct-current interruption apparatus illustrated in Fig. 1 is used in a system of, for example, about 300 kV direct current, it may almost suffice if the switch 12 can endure the voltage drop by the commutation element 21 including the semiconductor switch 21b in the ON state, considering the structure of this apparatus in which the high-withstand voltage switch 11 is connected in series with the switch 12. This voltage drop is estimated as several kV at the largest, and even the switch 12 being the vacuum switch can easily endure the voltage on this level. In addition, the use of the switch 12 being the vacuum switch enables a reduction in the time required for the commutation from the switch 12.
  • one having plate electrodes as the electrodes 52, 53 is especially advantageous in terms of a reduction in a power loss during the current passage because of its low electric resistance in the closed state.
  • a vacuum switch including vertical magnetic field electrodes as the electrodes 52, 53 can have improved interruption performance and its electrodes are less damaged because an arc current flowing between its electrodes after the electrode open control is controlled to diffuse by a vertical magnetic field.
  • Examples of the vertical magnetic field electrodes are a fixed-side electrode 52a and a current-carrying side electrode 53a having slits on their side faces so that a circumferential-direction component is added to the direction of the current as schematically illustrated in Fig. 4 .
  • the vertical magnetic field is added to the arc current between the electrodes 52a, 53a, and consequently, charged particles are confined in the magnetic field to equally distribute to the whole electrodes 52a, 53a. This can improve interruption performance and reduce damage to the electrodes.
  • a specific example of the switch 11 is not mentioned either in the description of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2A to Fig. 2D , but a gas switch filled with SF 6 as insulating gas is usable as the switch 11, for instance.
  • the gas switch is typically high in withstand voltage characteristics. Therefore, the use of the gas switch as the switch 11 enables the switch 11 to receive and endure a high applied voltage to the direct-current interruption apparatus that is possibly generated after the current interruption. At this time, the high applied voltage to the direct-current interruption apparatus is borne mainly by the switch 11 since the commutation element 21 (its resistance is not infinitely large, though high) in the OFF state is in parallel with the other switch 12.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates the configuration of the direct-current interruption apparatus of the second embodiment (No. 1).
  • the same components as those illustrated in Fig. 1 will be denoted by the same reference signs and description thereof will be omitted.
  • this second embodiment is different from that illustrated in Fig. 1 in that the nonlinear resistor 24 in the second embodiment is connected in parallel with a series element of the semiconductor switch 22 and the reactor 23.
  • the nonlinear resistor 24 may be connected in parallel only with the semiconductor switch 22 as illustrated in Fig. 1 , and may alternatively be connected in parallel with the series element of the semiconductor switch 22 and the reactor 23 as described here.
  • the purpose of the reactor 23 is to adjust the time from the start of the discharging of the commutation element 21 until the current of the switch 12 is reduced to zero.
  • the nonlinear resistor 24 the current only temporarily flows at the final stage of the direct-current interruption. Therefore, in whichever manner the nonlinear resistor 24 is arranged, there is substantially no influence on the function of the temporary current flow, that is, the direct-current interruption operation.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates the configuration of the direct-current interruption apparatus of the second embodiment (No. 2).
  • the same components as those illustrated in Fig. 1 will be denoted by the same reference signs and description thereof will be omitted.
  • the configuration of this second embodiment is different from that illustrated in Fig. 1 in that the reactor 23 of the second embodiment is inserted in series only with the commutation element 21. That is, the reactor 23 is not in a series positional relation with the semiconductor switch 22, nor with the nonlinear resistor 24. It can also be said that the commutation element 21 is replaced by a series connection element of the charge/discharge functional element 21a, the semiconductor switch 21b, and the rector 23. The reactor 23 may also be in such an arrangement.
  • the purpose of the reactor 23 is to adjust the time from the start of the discharging of the commutation element 21 until the current of the switch 12 is reduced to zero, which easily leads to the conclusion that the reactor 23 may be in the arrangement illustrated in Fig. 6 .
  • FIG. 7 illustrates the configuration of the direct-current interruption apparatus of the third embodiment.
  • the same components as those illustrated in Fig. 1 will be denoted by the same reference signs and description thereof will be omitted.
  • a current path 10A of the third embodiment further includes an additional element 13 which is connected in parallel with the switch 12 and functions to reduce the maximum voltage that is possibly applied to the switch 12. Disposing the additional element 13 in parallel with the switch 12 makes it possible to further obviously reduce the maximum voltage applied to the switch 12, owing to its configuration difference from the switch 11 not provided with such an additional element.
  • the additional element 13 one of a resistor, a nonlinear resistor, a capacitor, and a series connection element of a capacitor and a resistor, or one in which two or more these are connected in parallel is adoptable, for instance.
  • the additional element 13 is a resistor or a nonlinear resistor (for example, a zinc oxide element)
  • a resistance-divided voltage is applied to the switch 12, owing to its configuration difference from the switch 11 (small resistance, small applied voltage).
  • the additional element 13 is a capacitor
  • a capacitance-divided voltage is applied to the switch 12, owing to its configuration difference from the switch 11 (large capacitance, small applied voltage).
  • an impedance-divided voltage is applied to the switch 12, owing to its configuration difference from the switch 11 (small impedance, small applied voltage).
  • FIG. 8 illustrates the configuration of the direct-current interruption apparatus of the fourth embodiment.
  • the same components as those illustrated in Fig. 1 will be denoted by the same reference signs and description thereof will be omitted.
  • a current path 10B of the fourth embodiment includes a distance detecting unit 14 provided on the switch 11 to detect the interelectrode distance of the switch 11 and notify it to the control unit 40, and also includes a distance detecting unit 15 provided on the switch 12 to detect the interelectrode distance of the switch 12 and notify it to the control unit 40.
  • the distance detecting unit 14 provided on the switch 11 notifies the detected interelectrode distance of the switch 11 to the fourth control unit 40d.
  • the fourth control unit 40d performs the control for changing the semiconductor switch 22 to OFF at an instant that is after the third control unit 40c performs the OFF control for changing the semiconductor switch 21b to OFF and that is at or after the opening time at which the distance detecting unit 14 detects that the interelectrode distance of the switch 11 reaches a predetermined distance.
  • the distance detecting unit 15 provided on the second switch 12 notifies the detected interelectrode distance of the switch 12 to the third control unit 40c.
  • the third control unit 40c performs the discharge control at an instant that is after the first control unit 40a starts the electrode open control over the switch 11 and the second control unit 40b starts the electrode open control over the switch 12 and that is at or after the opening time at which the distance detecting unit 15 detects that the interelectrode distance of the switch 12 reaches a predetermined distance.
  • the control unit 40 performs the discharge control over the commutation element 21, the gradual reduction of the current flowing to the switch 12 starts and the application of the voltage to the switch 12 starts, as previously described. Therefore, according to this embodiment, since the control unit 40 is capable of performing the discharge control over the commutation element 21 based on the detected result of the interelectrode distance of the switch 12, the voltage is applied to the switch 12 having the interelectrode distance large enough for preventing a problem that might be caused by the generated voltage, and this is preferable.
  • Fig. 9A to Fig. 9D illustrate timing charts of the operations of the direct-current interruption apparatus illustrated in Fig. 8 .
  • Fig. 9A to Fig. 9D are substantially the same as Fig. 2A to Fig. 2D , and for the same points, refer to the contents already described. The points described with reference to Fig. 8 will be described again with reference to Fig. 9 .
  • the discharging of the commutation element 21 is started, and this is a preferable timing.
  • the semiconductor switch 22 is changed to OFF, and this is a preferable timing.
  • Fig. 10 illustrates the configuration of the direct-current interruption apparatus of the fifth embodiment.
  • the same components as those illustrated in Fig. 1 will be denoted by the same reference signs and description thereof will be omitted.
  • a current path 10C of the fifth embodiment includes a current detecting unit 16 connected in series with the switch 11 and detects the current flowing in the switch 11 to notify it to the control unit 40, and also includes a current detecting unit 17 connected in series with the switch 12 and detects the current flowing in the switch 12 to notify it to the control unit 40.
  • a current detecting unit 16 connected in series with the switch 11 and detects the current flowing in the switch 11 to notify it to the control unit 40
  • a current detecting unit 17 connected in series with the switch 12 and detects the current flowing in the switch 12 to notify it to the control unit 40.
  • the current detecting unit 16 connected in series with the switch 11 and detects the current flowing in the switch 11 notifies the detected current to the fourth control unit 40d.
  • the fourth control unit 40d performs the control for changing the semiconductor switch 22 to OFF at an instant that is after the third control unit 40c performs the OFF control for changing the semiconductor switch 21a to OFF and that is at or after the commutation time at which the current detecting unit 16 detects that the current flowing in the switch 11 reaches zero.
  • the current detecting unit 17 connected in series with the switch 12 and detects the current flowing in the switch 12 notifies the detected current to the third control unit 40c.
  • the third control unit 40c performs the OFF control at an instant that is after the third control unit 40c performs the control for discharging the charge/discharge functional element 21a and that is at or after the commutation time at which the current detecting unit 17 detects that the current flowing in the switch 12 reaches zero.
  • the series connection of the current detecting unit 17 with the switch 12 has the following advantage.
  • the control for discharging the functional element 21a of the commutation element 21 by the control unit 40 is performed so as to reduce the current flowing in the switch 12 to zero. Consequently, the commutation of the current flowing to the switch 12 is completed. It takes some time for the current flowing in the switch 12 to actually reach zero after the discharge control. Therefore, it is preferable to perform the OFF control over the semiconductor switch 21b, which is the next control, taking this time into account.
  • from the current detecting unit 17 it is possible to find that the current has reached zero, enabling a more appropriate response to this state.
  • the series connection of the current detecting unit 16 with the switch 11 has the following advantage. This configuration makes it possible to assume an instant at which the current detecting unit 11 detects that the current flowing in the switch 11 reaches zero, as an instant at which the interelectrode distance of the switch 11 has reached the predetermined distance. A reason for this is as follows.
  • Fig. 11A to Fig. 11D illustrate timing charts of the operations of the direct-current interruption apparatus illustrated in Fig. 10 .
  • Fig. 11A to Fig. 11D are almost the same as Fig. 2A to Fig. 2D , and for the same points, refer to the contents already described.
  • the points described with reference to Fig. 10 will be described again with reference to Figs. 11 .
  • the commutation element 21 is controlled to be OFF. This is a preferable timing.
  • the semiconductor switch 22 is changed to OFF. This is a preferable timing.
  • the non-use of a semiconductor switch in the current path enables a great reduction in a power loss during the current passage.
  • the first switch 11 is higher in withstand voltage characteristics than the second switch 12, though lower in responsiveness to the electrode open control than the second switch 12.
  • the second switch 12 is lower in withstand voltage characteristics than the first switch, though higher in responsiveness to the electrode open control than the first switch 11.
  • the series connection of the high-withstand voltage switch 11 with the low-withstand voltage switch 12 achieves a withstand voltage characteristics high enough as the direct-current interruption apparatus.
  • the work of the commutation element 21 makes it possible to forcibly commutate the current quickly to the commutation element 21 according to the switch 12 with high responsiveness.
  • the first semiconductor switch 21b of the commutation element 21 is thereafter changed to OFF, it is possible this time to commutate the current of the first switch 11 quickly to the second semiconductor switch 22 as the current to be interrupted. Accordingly, it is possible to change the second semiconductor switch 22 to OFF before the value of the interruption target current commutated to the second semiconductor switch 22 increases very much. This enables to avoid an increase in size of the interruption apparatus.

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  1. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu comprenant :
    une voie de courant incluant un premier commutateur (11) et un deuxième commutateur (12) raccordés en série, le premier commutateur étant un dispositif non semi-conducteur et ayant une première tension de tenue, le deuxième commutateur étant un dispositif non semi-conducteur et ayant une deuxième tension de tenue inférieure à la première tension de tenue ;
    un élément de commutation (21) ayant une extrémité raccordée à un nœud de raccordement du premier commutateur et du deuxième commutateur et incluant un élément fonctionnel (21a) et un premier commutateur semi-conducteur (21b) raccordés en série, l'élément fonctionnel ayant une fonction de charge/décharge ;
    un deuxième commutateur semi-conducteur (22) étant entre et raccordé à l'autre extrémité de l'élément de commutation et une extrémité du premier commutateur, l'extrémité du premier commutateur étant à l'opposé de l'autre extrémité du premier commutateur raccordée au deuxième commutateur ;
    une voie conductrice étant entre et raccordée à l'autre extrémité de l'élément de commutation et une extrémité du deuxième commutateur, l'extrémité du deuxième commutateur étant à l'opposé de l'autre extrémité du deuxième commutateur raccordée au premier commutateur ; et
    une résistance non linéaire (24) raccordée en parallèle au deuxième commutateur semi-conducteur.
  2. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le premier commutateur (11) est un commutateur à gaz.
  3. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le deuxième commutateur (12) est un commutateur à vide ayant des électrodes en plaque ou des électrodes de champ magnétique vertical.
  4. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre un réacteur (23) inséré en série dans la voie conductrice.
  5. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 4, dans lequel la résistance non linéaire (24) est raccordée en parallèle au raccordement en série du deuxième commutateur semi-conducteur et du réacteur.
  6. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'élément de commutation inclut l'élément fonctionnel, le premier commutateur semi-conducteur et en outre un réacteur (23) raccordés en série.
  7. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre un élément supplémentaire (13) raccordé en parallèle au deuxième commutateur et configuré pour réduire la tension maximale appliquée au deuxième commutateur.
  8. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 7, dans lequel l'élément supplémentaire (13) est un ou plusieurs sélectionnés dans le groupe se composant d'une résistance, d'une résistance non linéaire, d'un condensateur, et d'un raccordement en série d'un condensateur et d'une résistance.
  9. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre :
    une première unité de commande (40a) raccordée au premier commutateur et configurée pour commander une ouverture et une fermeture d'électrodes du premier commutateur ;
    une deuxième unité de commande (40b) raccordée au deuxième commutateur et configurée pour commander une ouverture et une fermeture d'électrodes du deuxième commutateur ;
    une troisième unité de commande (40c) raccordée à l'élément de commutation et aux première et deuxième unités de commande, la troisième unité de commande étant configurée pour commander l'activation/la désactivation du premier commutateur semi-conducteur de l'élément de commutation, et configurée pour commander le chargement de l'élément fonctionnel de l'élément de commutation à l'avance et pour commander le déchargement de l'élément fonctionnel à un timing prédéterminé ; et
    une quatrième unité de commande (40d) raccordée au deuxième commutateur semi-conducteur et à la troisième unité de commande et configurée pour commander l'activation/la désactivation du deuxième commutateur semi-conducteur, dans lequel :
    la troisième unité de commande est configurée pour commander le chargement de l'élément fonctionnel avant que la première unité de commande ne commence la commande d'ouverture d'électrode sur le premier commutateur et la deuxième unité de commande ne commence la commande d'ouverture d'électrode sur le deuxième commutateur, configurée pour commander le déchargement de l'élément fonctionnel après que la première unité de commande commence la commande d'ouverture d'électrode sur le premier commutateur et la deuxième unité de commande commence la commande d'ouverture d'électrode sur le deuxième commutateur, et configurée pour commander le changement à la désactivation du premier commutateur semi-conducteur après la commande du déchargement ; et
    la quatrième unité de commande est configurée pour commander le changement à la désactivation du deuxième commutateur semi-conducteur après que la troisième unité de commande commande le changement à la désactivation du premier commutateur semi-conducteur.
  10. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 9, dans lequel la troisième unité de commande (40c) commande le chargement de l'élément fonctionnel de l'élément de commutation après que la première unité de commande commence la commande d'ouverture d'électrode sur le premier commutateur et la deuxième unité de commande commence la commande d'ouverture d'électrode sur le deuxième commutateur et après qu'il est supposé qu'une distance entre électrodes du deuxième commutateur atteint une distance prédéterminée.
  11. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 9, dans lequel la troisième unité de commande (40c) commande le changement à la désactivation du premier commutateur semi-conducteur après que la troisième unité de commande commande le déchargement de l'élément fonctionnel et après qu'il est supposé qu'un courant s'écoulant dans le deuxième commutateur atteint zéro.
  12. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 9, dans lequel la quatrième unité de commande (40d) commande le changement à la désactivation du deuxième commutateur semi-conducteur après que la troisième unité de commande commande le changement à la désactivation du premier commutateur semi-conducteur et après qu'il est supposé qu'une distance entre électrodes du premier commutateur atteint une distance prédéterminée.
  13. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 9, comprenant en outre une unité de détection de distance (15) prévue au deuxième commutateur et configurée pour détecter une distance entre électrodes du deuxième commutateur pour notifier la distance entre électrodes détectée à la troisième unité de commande,
    dans lequel la troisième unité de commande commande le déchargement de l'élément fonctionnel après que la première unité de commande commence la commande d'ouverture d'électrode sur le premier commutateur et la deuxième unité de commande commence la commande d'ouverture d'électrode sur le deuxième commutateur et après que l'unité de détection de distance détecte que la distance entre électrodes du deuxième commutateur atteint une distance prédéterminée.
  14. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 9, comprenant en outre une unité de détection de courant (17) raccordée en série au deuxième commutateur et configurée pour détecter un courant s'écoulant dans le deuxième commutateur pour notifier le courant détecté à la troisième unité de commande,
    dans lequel la troisième unité de commande commande le changement à la désactivation du premier commutateur semi-conducteur après que la troisième unité de commande commande le déchargement de l'élément fonctionnel et après que l'unité de détection de courant détecte que le courant s'écoulant dans le deuxième commutateur atteint zéro.
  15. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 9, comprenant en outre une unité de détection de distance (14) prévue au premier commutateur et configurée pour détecter une distance entre électrodes du premier commutateur pour notifier la distance entre électrodes détectée à la quatrième unité de commande,
    dans lequel la quatrième unité de commande commande le changement à la désactivation du deuxième commutateur semi-conducteur après que la troisième unité de commande commande le changement à la désactivation du premier commutateur semi-conducteur et après que l'unité de détection de distance détecte que la distance entre électrodes du premier commutateur atteint une distance prédéterminée.
  16. Appareil d'interruption de courant continu selon la revendication 9, comprenant en outre une unité de détection de courant (16) raccordée en série au premier commutateur et configurée pour détecter un courant s'écoulant dans le premier commutateur pour notifier le courant détecté à la quatrième unité de commande,
    dans lequel la quatrième unité de commande commande le changement à la désactivation du deuxième commutateur semi-conducteur après que la troisième unité de commande commande le changement à la désactivation du premier commutateur semi-conducteur et après que l'unité de détection de courant détecte que le courant s'écoulant dans le premier commutateur atteint zéro.
  17. Procédé d'interruption de courant continu avec un appareil d'interruption de courant continu,
    l'appareil comprenant :
    une voie de courant incluant un premier commutateur (11) et un deuxième commutateur (12) raccordés en série, le premier commutateur étant un dispositif non semi-conducteur et ayant une première tension de tenue, le deuxième commutateur étant un dispositif non semi-conducteur et ayant une deuxième tension de tenue inférieure à la première tension de tenue ;
    un élément de commutation (21) ayant une extrémité raccordée à un nœud de raccordement du premier commutateur et du deuxième commutateur et incluant un élément fonctionnel et un premier commutateur semi-conducteur raccordés en série, l'élément fonctionnel ayant une fonction de charge/décharge ;
    un deuxième commutateur semi-conducteur (22) étant entre et raccordé à l'autre extrémité de l'élément de commutation et à une extrémité du premier commutateur, l'extrémité du premier commutateur étant à l'opposé de l'autre extrémité du premier commutateur raccordée au deuxième commutateur ;
    une voie conductrice étant entre et raccordée à l'autre extrémité de l'élément de commutation et une extrémité du deuxième commutateur, l'extrémité du deuxième commutateur étant à l'opposé de l'autre extrémité du deuxième commutateur raccordée au premier commutateur ; et
    une résistance non linéaire (24) raccordée en parallèle au deuxième commutateur semi-conducteur,
    le procédé comprenant :
    le chargement de l'élément fonctionnel de l'élément de commutation à l'avance ;
    le déchargement de l'élément fonctionnel après le commencement d'une commande d'ouverture d'électrode sur le premier commutateur et le commencement d'une commande d'ouverture d'électrode sur le deuxième commutateur ;
    le changement à la désactivation du premier commutateur semi-conducteur après le déchargement de l'élément fonctionnel ; et
    le changement à la désactivation du deuxième commutateur semi-conducteur après le changement à la désactivation du premier commutateur semi-conducteur.
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