Self field triggered superconducting fault current limiter
- Rexford, NY
A superconducting fault current limiter array with a plurality of superconductor elements arranged in a meanding array having an even number of supconductors parallel to each other and arranged in a plane that is parallel to an odd number of the plurality of superconductors, where the odd number of supconductors are parallel to each other and arranged in a plane that is parallel to the even number of the plurality of superconductors, when viewed from a top view. The even number of superconductors are coupled at the upper end to the upper end of the odd number of superconductors. A plurality of lower shunt coils each coupled to the lower end of each of the even number of superconductors and a plurality of upper shunt coils each coupled to the upper end of each of the odd number of superconductors so as to generate a generally orthoganal uniform magnetic field during quenching using only the magenetic field generated by the superconductors.
- Research Organization:
- SuperPower, Inc
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC36-03GO13033
- Assignee:
- SuperPower, Inc
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,333,309
- Application Number:
- 11/436,869
- OSTI ID:
- 941120
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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