The invention discloses a
direct current traction power supply system and a protective method, and utilizes
direct current protective device outlet information and a
short circuit fault mark value as a criterion to judge various
direct current short circuit faults. When the short fault occurs, an
alternating current incoming line breaker closest to a fault element is subjected to
brake separating; if the sum of the fault mark values of the element, measured and computed after the
brake separating, is more than or equal to 1, permanent fault is determined, the
alternating current incoming line breakers of other traction substations in the whole line are subjected to
brake separating, and related direct current isolation switches are subjected to brake separating to enable the
alternating current incoming line breakers of the
traction substation in the whole line to be subjected to switching on, so the power supply of the
system can be restored; and if the sum of the fault mark values of the element is smaller than 1, the fault is instant, and related breakers are switched on for restoring the power supply of the
system. The direct current
traction power supply system and the protective method are capable of omitting the direct current breakers and saving investment, convenient to implement, suitable for carrying out new line construction or old line transformation in occasions where the lines are not very long (for example in 20m and less than 10 traction substations). When the line is overlong, the
traction power supply system can be subjected to partition by a small amount of direct current breakers.