• DocumentCode
    1394388
  • Title

    Surge protection for power grids

  • Author

    Leung, Eddie

  • Author_Institution
    Lockheed Martin Corp., San Diego, CA, USA
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    7/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Lastpage
    30
  • Abstract
    The new high temperature superconductors are well-suited for fault-current limiters, thanks to stable thermal properties and high operating temperatures. This article surveys efforts worldwide to develop a commercially viable superconducting fault-current limiter, but particularly focuses on one project, with which the author is associated, which developed a 2.4 kW, 3 kA prototype
  • Keywords
    current limiters; fault currents; high-temperature superconductors; power system protection; superconducting devices; surge protection; 2.4 kW; 3 kA; fault-current limiters; high operating temperatures; high temperature superconductors; power grid surge protection; stable thermal properties; superconducting fault-current limiter; Circuit breakers; Circuit faults; Computer aided manufacturing; Fault currents; Impedance; Power generation economics; Power grids; Power supplies; Surge protection; Surges;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.609812
  • Filename
    609812