A Review on Thomson Coil Actuators in Fast Mechanical Switching

作者：Mohmmad Al-Dweikat, Jian Cui, Shuai Sun, Mingming Yang, Guogang Zhang, Yingsan Geng · 发表于：Actuators · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.3390/act11060154 · 被引用次数：18 · 研究领域：HVDC Systems and Fault Protection、High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena、Vacuum and Plasma Arcs

With the rapid development of DC power systems and the increasing demand for DC circuit breakers, electromagnetic repulsive drives-based Thomson coil actuators (TCA) are widely investigated to provide the high-speed actuating required for ultra-fast mechanical switches, especially those used in hybrid DC circuit breakers. The actuating mechanism is required to be fast, reliable, and economic. This article summarizes the development of Thomson coil actuators in circuit breakers in recent years, further illustrating the basic principles and the actuator topology. In addition, it discusses the various structural components of TCA and describes the utilized modeling and simulation methods. The main objective was to provide a comprehensive overview of the TCA field.