@inproceedings{tan_song_pcng_liu_huang_2016, title={Hierarchical protection architecture for 380v dc data center application}, DOI={10.1109/ecce.2016.7855145}, abstractNote={The DC distribution system is becoming an appealing spot due to its higher energy efficiency in recent years. Nowadays, it has been already applied in data centers, commercial buildings, electrical vehicles charger station and DC micro grid systems, etc. However, there are a lot of challenges in DC application which is not critical in traditional AC system, such as arcing, capacitive charging and discharging, etc. All of them make the protection strategy and architecture an important issue for DC application. In this paper, one 3-level hierarchy circuit protection architecture is proposed with developed solid state circuit protection hardware. It is designed with considering the power rating for DC data center load conditions. Analysis and experimental results based on 380V DC voltage have been conducted and discussed.}, booktitle={2016 ieee energy conversion congress and exposition (ecce)}, author={Tan, K. and Song, X. Q. and Pcng, C. and Liu, P. and Huang, A. Q.}, year={2016} }
 @inproceedings{tan_liu_ni_peng_song_huang_2016, title={Performance evaluation of multiple Si and SiC solid state devices for circuit breaker application in 380VDC delivery system}, DOI={10.1109/apec.2016.7467990}, abstractNote={The DC power delivery system is becoming an appealing research topic and real world solution due to its higher energy efficiency compare with AC delivery system. It has already been applied in data centers, commercial buildings, electrical vehicle charge stations and micro grid systems, etc. Among many new issues that need to be addressed for the DC power delivery system, ultra-fast and accurate protection is one of them. The 1200V SiC devices has been developed by many manufacturers in recent years which makes them good candidates in DC circuit breaker application. In this paper, the 380V DC circuit breaker employing solid state devices for DC power delivery system has been proposed and introduced. The criteria of device characteristics particularly for DC solid state circuit breaker application is discussed and defined. Characteristics of 4 different Si and SiC solid state devices in similar power rating have been compared based on defined criteria. The pros and cons of different devices candidates is introduced with test results for DC circuit breaker application.}, booktitle={Apec 2016 31st annual ieee applied power electronics conference and exposition}, author={Tan, K. and Liu, P. K. and Ni, X. J. and Peng, C. and Song, X. Q. and Huang, A. Q.}, year={2016}, pages={983–989} }
 @inproceedings{tan_peng_liu_song_huang_2016, title={Zero standby power high efficiency hot plugging outlet for 380VDC power delivery system}, DOI={10.1109/apec.2016.7467863}, abstractNote={The DC power delivery system is becoming an appealing research topic and real world solution due to its higher energy efficiency compared with AC delivery system. It has already been applied in data centers, commercial buildings, electrical vehicle charge stations and micro grid systems, etc. However, the electrical arc and related potential for fire and human injury is a main safety concern for the DC system. Besides, the inrush current caused by the load capacitance when hot plugged in to the DC system is also a major issue that must be considered when designing DC system. In this paper, a smart hot plugging outlet is proposed and developed by embedding solid state device into the DC outlet. Besides, over temperature and dual threshold over current protections have been also integrated to realize current limiting and trip function for each outlet. Analysis and experimental results based on 380V DC, which is a common voltage level adopted in data centers and DC micro grids, are discussed and presented.}, booktitle={Apec 2016 31st annual ieee applied power electronics conference and exposition}, author={Tan, K. and Peng, C. and Liu, P. K. and Song, X. Q. and Huang, A. Q.}, year={2016}, pages={132–137} }
 @inproceedings{tan_huang_martin_2014, title={Development of solid state arc-free socket for DC distribution system}, DOI={10.1109/apec.2014.6803624}, abstractNote={DC distribution systems have become more appealing in recent years due to its higher energy efficiency. They have already been applied in data centers, commercial buildings, electrical vehicles charger stations and DC micro grid systems, etc. However, electrical arcing is a common phenomenon in DC applications. Arcing and the related potential for fire and electric shock is the main safety problem in DC applications. In this paper, a totally arc-free socket is proposed and developed by embedding a solid state device. It is designed to handle various load conditions. In addition, over temperature and over current protection features have been embedded for realizing trip functions for each single outlet. Simulation and experimental results based on 380V DC, which is a common medium voltage applied in data centers and DC micro grids, has been discussed.}, booktitle={2014 twenty-ninth annual ieee applied power electronics conference and exposition (apec)}, author={Tan, K. and Huang, A. Q. and Martin, A.}, year={2014}, pages={2300–2305} }
 @inproceedings{chen_tan_huang_2012, title={Self-power emitter turn-off thyristor (SPETO) based circuit breaker for power distribution system}, DOI={10.1109/ecce.2012.6342564}, abstractNote={Compared to mechanical solution, solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) offers enormous advantages in terms of switching speed and maintenance. With fast switching performance, high current turn-off capability, self-power and built-in sensor functions, SPETO is a very promising high power switching device for the application of SSCB in power distribution system. The experimental results show that the SPETO based SSCB can turn off current quickly and works well with self-power function, and therefore is suitable for SSCB in power distribution system.}, booktitle={2012 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)}, author={Chen, Q. and Tan, K. and Huang, A. Q.}, year={2012}, pages={2017–2021} }