Fault current limiter-predominantly resistive behavior of a BSCCO-shielded-core reactor

Author

Ennis, M.G. ; Tobin, T.J. ; Cha, Y.S. ; Hull, J.R.

Author_Institution

S&C Electr. Co., Chicago, IL, USA

Volume

11

Issue

1

fYear

2001

fDate

3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2050

Lastpage

2053

Abstract

Tests were conducted to determine the electrical and magnetic characteristics of a superconductor-shielded core reactor (SSCR). The results show that a closed-core SSCR is predominantly a resistive device and an open-core SSCR is a hybrid resistive/inductive device. The open-core SSCR appears to dissipate less energy than the closed-core SSCR. However, the impedance of the open-core SSCR is less than that of the closed-core SSCR. Magnetic and thermal diffusion are believed to be the mechanisms that facilitate penetration of the superconductor tube under fault conditions

Keywords

fault current limiters; high-temperature superconductors; magnetic cores; shielding; superconducting device testing; superconducting devices; thermal diffusion; BSCCO-shielded-core reactor; BiSrCaCuO; electrical characteristics; energy dissipation; fault current limiter; hybrid resistive/inductive device; magnetic characteristics; magnetic diffusion; resistive device; superconductor tube; superconductor-shielded core reactor; thermal diffusion; Bismuth compounds; Circuit faults; Fault current limiters; Inductors; Magnetic cores; Research and development; Steel; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnets; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.920258

Filename

920258