Description of a Micro-SMES system for protection of critical customer facilities

Author

Lamoree, Jeffrey ; Le Tang ; DeWinkel, Carel ; Vinett, Paul

Author_Institution

Electrotek Concepts Inc., Knoxville, TN, USA

Volume

9

Issue

2

fYear

1994

fDate

4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

984

Lastpage

991

Abstract

The system configuration, theory of operation, computer simulations, and important application experiences of a (750 kVA) superconducting magnetic device (Micro-SMES) for application on power distribution circuits to enhance customer power quality are presented. The functions of the major components of the Micro-SMES are separately discussed and the operation of each component is illustrated with an Electro-Magnetic Transients Program (EMTP) simulation example. Application performance characteristics obtained from the first practical installation of a Micro-SMES are summarized and its protection effectiveness is evaluated

Keywords

distribution networks; power supply quality; power system protection; superconducting magnet energy storage; 750 kVA; EMTP; Electro-Magnetic Transients Program simulation; Micro-SMES system; computer simulations; critical customer facilities protection; customer power quality; operation theory; power distribution circuits; superconducting magnetic energy storage; Application software; Circuit simulation; Computer simulation; EMTP; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic devices; Power distribution; Power quality; Power system protection; Superconducting devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/61.296282

Filename

296282