Summary

Paris Session 2018

Tutorial

This tutorial explains various switching equipment used in power systems in collaboration with CIGRE SC A3 Green book publication. The new Green book on switching equipment covers various equipment in power systems, current interrupting phenomena with different technologies, fault current limiters, surge arrestors, controlled switching and DC circuit breakers. The tutorial highlights the historical design transition of circuit breakers (oil, air-blast, SF6 and vacuum), fundamental switching phenomena, switchgear applied at distribution levels, and future interruption technologies.

Additional informations

Publication type Session Materials
Reference TTR003
Publication year
Publisher CIGRE
Study committees
  • Transmission & distribution equipment (A3)
File size 6 MB
Pages number 80
Price for non member 50 €
Price for member Free

Video

Authors

LIPS, YÜKSELER, NAKAZAWA, BOTELHO

Keywords

session 2018, transmission, distribution equipment

Transmission & distribution equipment
Transmission & distribution equipment