Ls Electric Co., Ltd.

Seoul National University

Jungwook Sim

Woonghyeob Song

Sunghee Kang

Dongjin Yun

Seungki Sul

Dongho Shin

Suhyeong Jang

Donghoon Park

Jaeho Lee

Chaeyoon Bae

The present invention comprises: a semiconductor switch unit including a first semiconductor switch having a drain terminal connected to a power grid, a second semiconductor switch having a drain terminal connected to a load, and first and second diodes each having a positive electrode and a negative electrode respectively connected to a source terminal and the drain terminal of each semiconductor switch; a bypass circuit which connects the drain terminal of the first semiconductor switch to the source terminal of the second semiconductor switch; and a control unit which supplies a current to the load through the bypass circuit and the second diode by closing the bypass circuit while the first and second semiconductor switches are turned off, and which turns on the first and second semiconductor switches so as to open the bypass circuit so that a current is supplied to the load through the semiconductor switch unit.

Circuit breaker using semiconductor

The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor circuit breaker and, more specifically, to a semiconductor circuit breaker having a detachable interface module. The semiconductor circuit breaker according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a circuit breaker body connected to a main circuit; and an interface module which is independent from the circuit breaker body, wherein the circuit breaker body comprises: a first reception part disposed on the outer surface of the circuit breaker body; and a blocking part including a power semiconductor device connected to the main circuit to block the main circuit when an overcurrent occurs, and the interface module comprises an operation part for controlling the blocking part, and is detachably coupled to the first reception part.

Semiconductor circuit breaker

The present disclosure relates to a solid insulated switch using a semiconductor; comprising a main circuit unit connected between systems on both sides thereof, and which has a first semiconductor and a second semiconductor arranged in a series; a snubber circuit having a capacitor and a resistor arranged in a series, one end connected in parallel to the front end of the first semiconductor switch, and the other end connected in parallel to the rear end of the second semiconductor switch; a freewheeling circuit, having a diode and a resistor arranged in a series, one end connected to a common contact between the first semiconductor switch and the second semiconductor switch, and the other end connected to the ground; and a mechanical switch for ensuring physical insulation after fault current interruption.

Solid insulated switch

The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor circuit breaker, and more specifically, to a semiconductor circuit breaker provided with a detachable interface module. The semiconductor circuit breaker, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises: a circuit breaker main body connected to a main circuit and provided with a module receiving unit on the outer surface thereof; and an interface module provided independently from the circuit breaker main body and detachably coupled to the module receiving unit. The circuit breaker main body comprises: a terminal cover rotatably coupled to a terminal unit of the circuit breaker main body; and an interlock member provided to the circuit breaker main body and restricting or releasing the opening of the terminal cover. The interface module comprises an interlock driving unit for operating the interlock member.

The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor circuit breaker and, more specifically, to a semiconductor circuit breaker in which a protection circuit is modularized and thus maintenance and repair can be easily done. A semiconductor circuit breaker according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a main circuit unit connected between a power source and a load and having a semiconductor switch; an outer box equipped with the main circuit unit and having a module accommodation unit outside thereof; and a protection module detachably accommodated in the module accommodation unit.

The present disclosure relates to a bidirectional semiconductor circuit breaker including a primary circuit unit connected between a power supply and a load and in which a first semiconductor switch and a second semiconductor switch are arranged in series and a snubber circuit unit of which one end is connected to the front end of the first semiconductor switch and the other end is connected to the rear end of the second semiconductor switch, in parallel. The snubber circuit unit includes a first circuit line, a second circuit line, and a third circuit line of which one end and the other end are connected to the first circuit line and the second circuit line, respectively, and in which a first resistor and a second resistor are arranged in series, and provide a snubber circuit which is applicable to a bidirectional fault current and satisfies semiconductor protection and current restraining performance.

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Anyang-si, South Korea

Jungwook Sim