DC distribution networks have the advantages of high efficiency
stability
adapting to renewable energy
and hybrid DC circuit breaker (HCB) is the key equipment to guarantee fault isolation and recovery of the DC power system. In order to overcome the limitations of existing DC circuit breakers (DCCBs)
such as high on-state loss
poor economy
and lack of reclosing capability
a thyristor-based oscillating hybrid DC circuit breaker (OT-HCB) is proposed in this paper
based on the characteristics of the LC circuit and thyristor switching. The breaker applies thyristor to provide current path for the LC oscillating circuit
thereby enabling the mechanical switch to break the fault current under zero-voltage zero-current condition after current commutation
and realizing the integrated module design of fault current commutation and breaking. Meanwhile
the proposed hybrid DC circuit breaker exhibits reliable and rapid reclosing protection capability. Moreover
based on the analysis of the topological configuration
fundamental operational principles
and key parameter design criteria
simulation and evaluation of interruption performance under diverse fault conditions are carried out in PSCAD/EMTDC
along with the construction of a reduced-scale experimental prototype. This investigation employs integrated theoretical and experimental validation methodologies to assess the technical applicability and economic viability of the proposed hybrid DC circuit breaker.