Design and Testing of a Low Voltage Solid-State Circuit Breaker for a DC Distribution System

In this study, a low voltage solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) was implemented for a DC distribution system using commercially available components. The design process of the high-side static switch was enabled through a voltage bias. Detailed functional testing of the current sensor, high-side swi...

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Published in:	Energies
Main Authors:	Leslie Tracy, Praveen Kumar Sekhar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Subjects:	solid-state circuit breaker microgrid protection dc protection sscb
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/2/338

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