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Title: Superconducting fault current limiter for railway transport

Journal Article · · Physics of Atomic Nuclei
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  1. National Technical Physics and Automation Research Institute (Russian Federation)

A resistive switching superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) for DC networks with voltage of 3.5 kV and nominal current of 2 kA is developed. The SFCL consists of two series-connected units: block of superconducting modules and high-speed vacuum breaker with total disconnection time not more than 8 ms. The results of laboratory tests of superconducting SFCL modules in current limiting mode are presented. The recovery time of superconductivity is experimentally determined. The possibility of application of SFCL on traction substations of Russian Railways is considered.

OSTI ID:
22471872
Journal Information:
Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Vol. 78, Issue 14; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7788
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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