High temperature superconducting fault current limiter

Hull, John R

Title: High temperature superconducting fault current limiter

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Abstract

A fault current limiter (10) for an electrical circuit (14). The fault current limiter (10) includes a high temperature superconductor (12) in the electrical circuit (14). The high temperature superconductor (12) is cooled below its critical temperature to maintain the superconducting electrical properties during operation as the fault current limiter (10).

Inventors:

Hull, John R ^[1]

Hinsdale, IL

Issue Date:: 1997-01-01

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 870815

Patent Number(s):: 5600522

Assignee:: ARCH Development Corporation (Chicago, IL)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02H - EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS

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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S505/85 - Protective circuit

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02H - EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
H02H9/023 - {Current limitation using superconducting elements}

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L39/16 - Devices switchable between superconductive and normal states {, e.g. switches, current limiters

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E40/60 - Superconducting electric elements or equipment or power systems integrating superconducting elements or equipment

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DOE Contract Number:: W-31109-ENG-38

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: temperature; superconducting; fault; current; limiter; 10; electrical; circuit; 14; superconductor; 12; cooled; below; critical; maintain; properties; operation; cooled below; temperature superconductor; critical temperature; electrical circuit; electrical properties; temperature superconducting; fault current; current limiter; superconducting electrical; conducting electric; current limit; /361/505/

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