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High voltage DC circuit breakers are a thing already.
by weare138 3y ago
High voltage DC circuit breakers are a thing already.
- bluGill 3y agoThey exist, but are much more complex. they do things like pair with an air compressor to blow the arc out.
- adrian_b 3y agoYes, but they are more complex, thus more expensive.
- thsksbd 3y agoThey are far more expensive, and environmentally problematic [1], than an AC equivalent. [1] switchgear use SF6. DC will require the SF6 at far lower V than AC