Abstract
Superconducting fault current limiter (SCFCL) is expected to be the first application of a high-temperature superconductor (HTS) to electric power systems. We have been developing a magnetic shielding type of SCFCL that uses a cylindrical Bi-2223 HTS bulk. Short-circuit fault tests in a small SCFCL model were performed experimentally. A computer program based on the finite element method (FEM) taking the voltage-current (E-J) characteristics of the bulk material into account was developed to analyze the performance in the short-circuit fault tests and to investigate the dynamic electromagnetic behavior within a bulk superconductor. Because the E-J characteristic of HTS bulk depends on temperature and magnetic field, we investigated experimentally the E-J characteristics of a bulk superconductor in various operating temperatures and magnetic fields. The computer program considering the measured E-J characteristics simulated the electromagnetic behaviors in an SCFCL test model successfully.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2402-2405 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1 II |
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| Publication status | Published - Mar 1 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2000 Applied Superconductivity Conference - Virginia Beach, VA, United States Duration: Sep 17 2000 → Sep 22 2000 |
Keywords
- E-J characteristics
- Finite element analysis
- HTS bulk material
- Magnetic shielding type of superconducting fault current limiter
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering