Experiment of a Resistive Superconducting Fault Current Limiter Based on MgB2 under Different Supply Voltages

2013 ◽  
Vol 721 ◽  
pp. 527-530
Author(s):  
Lei Yao ◽  
Jun Mei ◽  
Jian Yong Zheng ◽  
Bin Liu ◽  
You Xu
Keyword(s):  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Test System ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Voltage Level ◽  
Superconducting Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Current Limiting ◽  
Current Limiter ◽  
Test Result

In order to limit the short-circuit current, and to prevent the power grid and its equipment from the shock of the short circuit, the fault current limiter with detection, trigger and limiting was introduced. A small resistive type superconducting fault current limiter prototype based on MgB2, cooled by liquid helium and heliumgas, was developed and tested by a test system. The test result showed that the prototype based on MgB2 produced superior limiting performance, the short-circuit current suppressing ratio was up to more than 45%, and with the rise of the voltage level, the current limiting capability was also gradually increased, up to 56%.

Modeling Analysis of Impedance Characteristics of Saturated Core Superconducting Fault Current Limiter

2013 ◽  
Vol 389 ◽  
pp. 1089-1095
Author(s):  
Jun Zhen Peng ◽  
Kun Nan Cao ◽  
Da Da Wang ◽  
Meng Song ◽  
Nan Nan Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Superconducting Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Saturation Properties ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Current Limiter

As one of the most applicable to high-voltage network superconducting fault current limiterSCFCL(saturated core superconducting fault current limiter) ,which use of core saturation properties can be achieved the current-limiting function without delay ,will be the most widely applied in the future,By analyzing the working principle of SCFCL,this paper use of PSCAD and finite element analysis software Ansoft to build the 500kV\/3150A grade SCFCL model and accurate calculation coil self-inductance and mutual inductance, the harmonic of each size and analyzed its Impedance characteristic on the different external parameters,The results show that SCFCL has a excellent performance for high voltage power network short-circuit current limitation, and provides important reference for design.

First Superconducting Fault Current Limiter in Russian Power Grid

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-16
Author(s):  
Michael E. MOZAH ◽  
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Sergey V. SAMOYLENKOV ◽  
Andrey P. VAVILOV ◽  
Evgeny P. PROKHOROV ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power System ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Relay Protection ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Superconducting Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Current Limiter ◽  
Technical Solutions

Superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) is an innovative method for reducing the level of short-circuit currents in high-voltage electrical networks. This reduces the number of points of separation of the electrical network in conditions of short-circuit current limitation and thereby increases the network capacity and reliability of power supply to consumers. At the same time, the development of such devices poses new challenges for power engineers related to the integration of this equipment into the existing power system. The article discusses the process of implementation and pilot operation of the SFCT 220 kV pilot project (produced by CJSC “SuperOx”) at the 220/20 kV “Mnevniki” high-voltage substation in Moscow. The project required an extensive set of scientific studies and tests to confirm the characteristics of new devices and the possibility of their use in Russian power systems, the use of digital modeling technologies to test the operability of relay protection devices, as well as the development of new methodological documents for calculating the short-circuit current and relay protection parameters. As a result of the work, SFCT was switched on at the 220/20 kV “Mnevniki” substation at the end of 2019. The subsequent operation of the SFCT in 2019-2020 fully confirmed the declared characteristics of the device and the correctness of the selected technical solutions. The article is devoted to the features of the process of integrating a new device into the existing power system, the main technical solutions, the results of testing and operation of the device, as well as possible prospects for the development of SFCT technology.

scholarly journals Analysis on Double Quench and Instantaneous Power of SFCL Using Two Magnetically Coupled Windings According to Winding Direction

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 5533
Author(s):  
Seok-Cheol Ko ◽  
Tae-Hee Han ◽  
Sung-Hun Lim
Keyword(s):  
Short Circuit ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Iron Core ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Superconducting Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Instantaneous Power ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Current Limiting ◽  
Current Limiter

In this study, the characteristics of the double quench and instantaneous power of a superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) using two magnetically coupled windings were analyzed. In the proposed model of SFCL, two magnetically coupled windings are wound on the iron core and each winding is connected to one superconducting element. When a fault occurs, the SFCL can limit the fault current by the double quench occurrence of two superconducting elements. In order to analyze the influence of the winding direction on the fault current limiting characteristics of the proposed SFCL, two magnetically coupled windings were designed to allow the same and the reverse directions. From the simulated short circuit experiment, the currents and the voltages of two coupled windings and two superconducting elements were measured and the instantaneous power and the double quench occurrence were analyzed. It was confirmed from the experimental results analysis that the fault current limiting characteristics of the SFCL were more favorable in the reverse winding direction than in the same winding direction.

scholarly journals Design and computational modeling of fault current limiter topologies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Bitencourt ◽  
Daniel H. N. Dias ◽  
Bruno W. França ◽  
Felipe Sass ◽  
Guilherme G. Sotelo
Keyword(s):  
Electric Power ◽  
Distributed Generation ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Fault Current ◽  
Fault Current Limiter ◽  
Fault Current Limiters ◽  
Current Limiter

The increase in demand for electric power and the insertion of a distributed generation led to the rise of the short-circuit current in substations. Most of these Brazilian substations were designed decades ago, because of that their equipment may not support the new short-circuit current levels. To protect the installed equipment and avoid excessive costs replacing old devices, it is possible to install Fault Current Limiters (FCLs). This document is a report from an R&D project that evaluated FCL topologies considering real parameters in simulation from used equipment, concluding that the selected FCL topologies accomplished their technical objective. However, before implementing these topologies in the distribution system, one should consider the technical and economic feasibility of using semiconductor switching devices.

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