Title :
A fault control system using solid state circuit breakers and high temperature superconducting fault current limiters
Author :
Hodges, B. ; Dvorak, J. ; Braun, C.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Eng., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
High voltage power systems and loads can suffer from extreme peak currents during load fault conditions. Because conventional circuit breakers require several cycles and many milliseconds to open, the large amount of energy deposited into the load during this fault can be destructive to the load as well as disruptive to the power system. A new method of combining a high temperature superconducting fault current limiter in conjunction with a solid-state circuit breaker has been developed to reduce the potential damage of a fault by limiting fault power and energy
Keywords :
circuit breakers; current limiters; high-temperature superconductors; superconducting devices; HV loads; HV power systems; fault control system; fault energy limitation; fault power limitation; high-Tc superconducting fault current limiters; solid-state circuit breakers; Circuit faults; Control systems; Fault current limiters; High temperature superconductors; Power supplies; Power system faults; Solid state circuits; Superconducting microwave devices; Switches; Temperature control;
Conference_Titel :
Power Modulator Symposium, 1996., Twenty-Second International
Conference_Location :
Boca Raton, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3076-5
DOI :
10.1109/MODSYM.1996.564493
