New Generation of Outdoor Vacuum Circuit Breakers with Rated Voltage up to 40.5 kV

The article describes design peculiarities of the novel compact vacuum circuit breaker with rated voltage 40.5 kV. The design incorporates several novel technical solutions： polycarbonate support insulation, mono-stable magnetic actuator, labyrinth pulling insulator, core-type flexible contact and new compact vacuum interrupter （VI）. Phases are encapsulated into silicone rubber providing required creepage distance and excellent tracking resistance. These novelties along with extensive modeling of the mechanical and electrical fields followed by design optimization resulted in weight reduction of more than 50% compared with alternatives available in the market. And this is in spite of built in sensors measuring： phase currents, zero-sequence current, phase voltages.

Experiments and Analysis of Corona Inception Voltage Under Combined AC-DC Voltages at Various Air Pressure and Humidity in Rod to Plane Electrodes

As the effect of climate plays a significant role in corona discharge under combined voltages,the variation of corona inception voltage with different air pressure and humidities is studied.An experimental platform,based on a rod-to-plane electrode,is constructed with adjustable air pressure from 0.06 MPa to 0.10 MPa and with a relative humidity(RH)from 20%to 90%.The variation of ultraviolet(UV)photon count and corona inception voltage is obtained at various climate conditions under different applied voltages:the single AC,single DC,and combined AC-DC.It turns out that all the corona inception voltages decline with the drop of air pressure and the rise of humidity under different applied voltages.The influence between different voltages primarily relies on space charge,as more AC components make it easier to accumulate positive ions.The existence of AC makes ions move forward and backward while the existence of DC dominates the polarity of corona and general drift directions.At last the fitting formula of hybrid corona inception voltage combining air pressure and relative humidity is given.

Improved Optimal Duty Model Predictive Current Control Strategy for PMSM

To further improve the steady-state performance of the conventional dual vector model predictive current control(MPCC),an improved optimal duty MPCC strategy for permanent magnet synchronous motor(PMSM)is proposed.This strategy is realized by selecting an optimal voltage vector combination and its duration from the five basic voltage vector combinations,followed by acting on the inverter.The five combinations are:the combination of the optimal voltage vector at the previous moment and basic voltage vector with an angle difference of 60°;the combination of the optimal voltage vector at the previous moment and basic voltage vector with an angle difference of-60°;the combination of the aforementioned three basic voltage vectors with the zero vector.Experimental results indicate that the method effectively reduces the stator current ripple without increasing the calculational burden.Furthermore,it improves the steady-state performance of the system without altering the dynamic performance of the system.