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Objectives
Introduction
Requirement of FCL
Properties of SFCL
Operating principle of
FCL
Desired Characteristic of
an ideal FCL
Types of FCL
Applications of FCL
Conclusions
Increasing of fault
levels beyond
existing circuit
breaker capacities
Fault current
limiters
(FCL)
Self activating
Low maintenance
High impedance in fault
operation
Low impedance in normal
operation
Limits fault current before first
peak
Normal operation
Load current flows through
superconducting unit.
SFCL introduces nearly zero impedance
and zero voltage drops.
Fault Condition
Superconductor inherently senses fault
current, quenches, inserts high
resistance in ~ 1 ms.
Current transfers to shunt and limits
fault current.
Recovery
Superconducting unit recovers
superconducting state quickly
(seconds)
Resistive FCL
Inductive
shielded core
FCL
It protects an individual
circuit on the bus.
A FCL can also be used to
protect individual loads on
the bus.