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According to the article HVDC is only used for point to point electrical runs, because managing grids of it is very hard. What the breaker does is allow for eas
by surbas 14y ago
According to the article HVDC is only used for point to point electrical runs, because managing grids of it is very hard. What the breaker does is allow for easier managing of the grids by allowing parts under going surge, like from a lighting strike, to be segmented off.
- crusso 14y agoExactly. The modern AC power grid is very resilient due in part to the multi-interconnect nature which allows for parts of the grid to go down without taking down the whole network. On an AC grid, there are breakers that automatically disconnect and often reconnect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recloser http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recloser I guess that this HDVC hybrid breaker accomplishes more or less the same thing.