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DC circuit breaker and circuit breaking method of the DC circuit breaker

US9948084B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 29, 2015
Grant dateApr 17, 2018
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2009/544
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed embodiments relate to a DC circuit breaker and a circuit breaking method thereof which comprises: a measuring portion for measuring a DC current conducted through a first circuit portion; the first circuit portion for conducting and blocking the DC current; and a second circuit portion for conducting and blocking the DC current which is bypassed from the first circuit portion and controlling the open/close operation of the first circuit portion according to a measuring result of the measuring portion, wherein, in the first circuit portion and the second circuit portion, switching elements, which are included in each of them, are connected in a parallel configuration such that a high switching operation during a blocking operation can be improved and the DC current can be blocked in a safer and more efficient manner, and a circuit breaking method of the DC circuit breaker.

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