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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1987
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A DC circuit breaker and a method of commutation during a commutation capacitor capable of being directly charged from a main DC line are disclosed. A breaker unit is inserted in a main DC line and is connected through a first switch in parallel to a series circuit including a commutation capacitor and a reactor. At end of the commutation capacitor is connected to the power side of the main DC line, and the other end thereof to the negative bus of the DC line through a charge capacitor. A series circuit including a magnetic repulsive coil and a second switch is connected in parallel to the commutation capacitor, which is directly charged from the power side of the main DC line. When the breaker unit starts to open, the second switch is turned on so that the polarity of the charged commutation capacitor is reversed to permit a discharged current to flow in the breaker unit in the opposite direction, while at the same time starting the opening of the breaker unit.