DC microgrids: a propitious smart grid paradigm for smart cities

SS Rangarajan, R Raman, A Singh, CK Shiva… - Smart Cities, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent years have seen a surge in interest in DC microgrids as DC loads and DC sources
like solar photovoltaic systems, fuel cells, batteries, and other options have become more …

HVDC circuit breakers: A comprehensive review

F Mohammadi, K Rouzbehi, M Hajian… - … on Power Electronics, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High voltage direct current (HVDC) systems are now well integrated into AC systems in
many jurisdictions. The integration of renewable energy sources (RESs) is a major focus …

Protection techniques for DC microgrid-A review

A Chandra, GK Singh, V Pant - Electric Power Systems Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The proliferation of DC microgrid is a commendable stride for the future power system to
match the load requirement precisely with the distributed generation. The potential benefits …

Wavelet-multi resolution analysis based ANN architecture for fault detection and localization in DC microgrids

D Jayamaha, NWA Lidula, AD Rajapakse - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC microgrids present an effective power system solution for increased integration of
renewable sources while providing clear benefits, such as high efficiency and simpler …

DC microgrid protection issues and schemes: A critical review

C Srivastava, M Tripathy - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The proliferation of renewable energy resources to the next level optimizes microgrid
utilization to manage the disturbances effectively. A direct current microgrid achieves …

Coupled inductor-based zero current switching hybrid DC circuit breaker topologies

A Ray, K Rajashekara, SN Banavath… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a coupled inductor-based hybrid dc circuit breaker topology with zero
current switching for fast fault interruption in dc systems. A series resonant circuit comprising …

A Г-source circuit breaker for DC microgrid protection

Z Zhou, J Jiang, S Ye, C Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a novel Γ-source circuit breaker (CB) that can offer automatic fault isolation
with no reflected fault current in the feeding source is proposed for the protection of dc …

Circuit modeling and experimental validation of a bidirectional Z-source circuit breaker based on coupled inductors

Z Zhou, Y Fei, Y Li, Y Wang, Y Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC microgrids have attracted increasing attention due to their high efficiency, simple control,
and high power quality; however, circuit fault protection remains a technical challenge. Z …

Protection and grounding methods in DC microgrids: Comprehensive review and analysis

D Jayamaha, NWA Lidula, AD Rajapakse - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
DC microgrids (DCMGs) presents an effective means for the integration of renewable-based
distributed generations (DGs) to the utility network. DCMGs have clear benefits such as high …

Review on -Source Solid State Circuit Breakers for DC Distribution Networks

CE Ugalde-Loo, Y Wang, S Wang… - CSEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC technologies will be essential building blocks for future DC distribution networks. As in
any DC system, these networks will face crucial threats imposed by short-circuit DC faults …