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Application of a Modified Resistive Mutual-Inductance Fault Current Limiter (MRMI-FCL) to Reduce DC Circuit Breaker Interruption Speed and Energy Dissipation in VSC-Based DC Grids
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Mehdi Firouzi *   |
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One of the main challenges of DC grids is the high rate of increasing of fault current and its protection against short circuit current. Application of fault current limiters (FCLs) in series with DC circuit breakers provides an effective solution for protection of DC grids and reduction of DC circuit breaker requirements during faults. In this paper, the application of the modified resistive mutual-inductance FCL (MRMI-FCL) is proposed for enhancement the conventional resistive mutual-inductance fault current limiter (RMI-FCL) operation and reduction DCCB requirements during fault. At first, the structure, principle operating and design of MRMI-SSFCL is presented. Then, the performance of the proposed FCL is endorsed in a three-terminal DC grid by PSCAD/EMTDC software. Also, the performance of the proposed FCL is compared with the RL-type FCL and the RMI-FCL. Simulation results shows that, the proposed MRMI-FCL effectively reduces the DC circuit requirements and has superior performance compared to other FCLs. |
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| Keywords: DC grids, Modified resistive mutual-inductance FCL (MRMI-FCL), DC circuit breaker requirements |
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Type of Study: Research |
Received: 2024/09/18 | Accepted: 2025/09/17 | Published: 2025/10/8
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Firouzi M. Application of a Modified Resistive Mutual-Inductance Fault Current Limiter (MRMI-FCL) to Reduce DC Circuit Breaker Interruption Speed and Energy Dissipation in VSC-Based DC Grids. ieijqp 2025; 14 (3) URL: http://ieijqp.ir/article-1-1012-en.html
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