Abstract
Fault current limitation is an urgent but challenging technology for medium-voltage dc (MVDC) power systems. For a liquid metal current limiter (LMCL), the arc discharge characteristics often determine its current-limiting properties. The evolving arc in liquid metal is measured by contacting voltage probes, and the properties of the formed dumbbell-like arc column are studied and discussed in detail. It indicates that the total arc voltage almost behaves as a linear function of arc current for an LMCL. Besides, a simplified numerical arc model based on magnetohydrodynamics theory is built and solved by the software FLUENT. It is concluded that the temperature rather than the slightly fluctuant pressure dominates the arc properties, which coincides well with test results to some extent. Finally, a fault current limiter topology including serial LMCLs and parallel resistors is put forward, whose feasibility for MVDC application is discussed on the basis of its current-limiting behaviors.
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