Superconducting FCL: design and application

Author

Sokolovsky, Vladimir ; Meerovich, Victor ; Vajda, István ; Beilin, Vladimir

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Volume

14

Issue

3

fYear

2004

Firstpage

1990

Lastpage

2000

Abstract

Design, parameters, and application areas of a superconducting fault current limiter (FCL) are analyzed on the basis of the requirements of power systems. The comparison of resistive and inductive designs is carried out. An example of the effective application of FCLs in distribution substations is considered and the gain from the FCL installation is discussed. It is shown that an FCL not only limits a fault current but also increases the dynamic stability of the synchronous operation of electric machines. The calculation procedure of the parameters of an inductive FCL for a specific application case is described.

Keywords

fault current limiters; high-temperature superconductors; power system protection; superconducting devices; fault current limiter; high-temperature superconductor; inductive design; power system; resistive design; superconducting FCL; Circuit faults; Fault currents; High temperature superconductors; Impedance; Magnetic cores; Saturation magnetization; Superconducting coils; Superconducting epitaxial layers; Superconducting films; Superconducting magnets; FCL; Fault current limiter; HTS; high-temperature superconductor; power system;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2004.830608

Filename

1331463