Proof-of-Concept Prototype Test Results of a Superconducting Fault Current Limiter for Transmission-Level Applications

Yuan, Xiong; Tekletsadik, K.; Kovalsky, L.; Böck, J.; Breuer, F.; Elschner, S.

doi:10.1109/tasc.2005.849432

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“…Most recently, a SFCL with a rated power of 4.4 MVA (11 kV,0.4 kA) was installed in the UK earlier 2012, and it has been operating since middle 2013 [9]. Also, a novel concept of magnetic field assisted quench propagation was developed in order to overcome the difficulties on the scaling of the bifilar concept to high voltages, with a successful proofof-concept test achieved in the United States in 2005 [10]. At demonstration scale, other bulk geometries made of Bi2212 were tested in Switzerland reporting a medium voltage SFCL with a rated power of 6.4 MVA (8 kV, 0.8 kA) [11].…”

Section: Practical Implementation Of Sfcl: Field Test Status and mentioning

confidence: 99%

Resistive-Type Superconducting Fault Current Limiters: Concepts, Materials, and Numerical Modeling

Ruiz

Zhang

Coombs

2015

IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond.

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Abstract-In recent years, major industrialized countries have began to be concerned about the need for developing strategies on the integration and protection of the growing power capacity of renewable source energies, attracting back their interest on the development and understanding of superconducting fault current limiters (SFCL). The reasons for this are simple: a SFCL may offer a rapid, reliable and effective current limitation, with zero impedance during normal operation, and an automatic recovery after the fault. Nowadays, most of the R&D projects have turned towards to the study of the resistive type SFCL due to their potential to be small, and the likely decrease in price of 2G coated conductors. Thus, in this paper we provide an updated review on the state of the art of resistive type SFCL, emphasizing on the different approaches for the numerical modelling of their local physical properties, as well as on the already tested experimental concepts. Comparison between the properties and characteristics of different resistive-type SFCL using different superconducting materials is presented.

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Section: Practical Implementation Of Sfcl: Field Test Status and mentioning

confidence: 99%

Resistive-Type Superconducting Fault Current Limiters: Concepts, Materials, and Numerical Modeling

Ruiz

Zhang

Coombs

2015

IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond.

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“…A.3.5.3.20 Proof-of-concept prototype test results of a superconducting fault current limiter for transmission-level applications [167] Abstract: SuperPower, Inc. and Nexans Superconductors GmbH have partnered to develop a superconducting fault current limiter for transmission level applications. The device employs SuperPower's Matrix Fault Current Limiter (MFCL) technology and BSCCO-2212 bulk material manufactured by Nexans' melt cast processing technique.…”

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Fault Locating, Prediction and Protection (FLPPS)

Yinger¹,

Venkata²,

Centeno³

2010

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“…The SFCL uses the zero impedance behavior of superconducting units. If the fault current exceeded the critical current of the superconducting units, the units were quenched and the fault current was limited by the generated resistance [1][2][3][4]. We have studied the matrix-type SFCL (MSFCL) with a reactor for a superconducting unit.…”

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Dependence of External Magnetic Field in the Matrix-Type SFCL with the Separated or the Integrated Reactors

Cho¹,

Choi²,

Jung³

et al. 2011

The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineer

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-The matrix-type superconducting fault current limiter (MSFCL) consists of the trigger and current-limiting parts. The trigger part with reactors connected in parallel improves the quenching characteristics by applying the external magnetic field into the superconducting units. The current-limiting part with superconducting units connected in parallel and shunt reactors connected in series limit the fault current when the fault occurs. We developed the integrated reactor with the trigger and the current-limiting parts to apply high external magnetic field into the superconducting units. This was composed of a superconducting unit for the trigger part and two superconducting units for the current-limiting parts. We confirmed that the external magnetic field generated in the MSFCL with an integrated reactor was larger than that of the MSFCL with the separated reactors. So the differences of voltages generated between superconducting units were decreased in the difference according to the increment of the applied voltage. The whole magnitude of the SFCL was reduced because the volume of an integrated reactor could be reduced by one-third than that of the separated reactors. We confirmed that the critical behavior between the superconducting units in the MSFCL with an integrated reactor was more improved than that of the MSFCL with the separated reactors.

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Proof-of-Concept Prototype Test Results of a Superconducting Fault Current Limiter for Transmission-Level Applications

Cited by 47 publications

References 3 publications

Resistive-Type Superconducting Fault Current Limiters: Concepts, Materials, and Numerical Modeling

Resistive-Type Superconducting Fault Current Limiters: Concepts, Materials, and Numerical Modeling

Fault Locating, Prediction and Protection (FLPPS)

Dependence of External Magnetic Field in the Matrix-Type SFCL with the Separated or the Integrated Reactors

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