iFuse - A Controllable Overcurrent Protection Device for Multi-Inverter Microgrids with High IBR Penetration

• Published in: Conference proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition pp. 1828 - 1834
• Main Authors: Agarwal, Kartavya, Benzaquen, Joseph, Divan, Deepak
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 19.03.2023
• Subjects: Active Fuses; Controllability; Controllable Overcurrent Protection; Decentralized Microgrid Protection; Distributed Energy Resources (DERs); Energy resources; Fuses; Micro-grids; Microgrids; Numerical simulation; Power electronics; Pulse generation

This paper presents a low-cost intelligent fuse (iFuse) concept that provides controllable overcurrent protection for systems with high inverter-based-resource (IBR) penetration that can experience wide fault current variability. The iFuse uses power electronics, sensing, and communications and inte...