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US 2008/0165455 A1Published application
Resistive high temperature superconductor fault current limiter
AssigneeNexans
InventorsDirk Isfort, Andre Wolf
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a resistive type high temperature superconductor based fault current limiter with improved heat exchange capability composed of a thermally conductive matrix material 8 with a plurality of superconductor components 5 embedded in the thermally conductive matrix material 8 wherein the plurality of superconductor components 5 is connected electrically in parallel.
Claims14
Resistive type high temperature superconductor fault current limiter element comprising:
- a plurality of high temperature superconductor components embedded within a thermally conductive matrix material, wherein the plurality of high temperature superconductor components is connected electrically in parallel to each other, and wherein the temperature Ts to which the fault current limiter heats up during fault is below room temperature.
Method for improving heat dissipation of a resistive type high temperature superconductor fault current limiter element comprising the steps of
- embedding a plurality of n high temperature superconductor components within a thermally conductive matrix material;
- connecting the plurality of n high temperature superconductor components electrically in parallel, wherein heat is dissipated from the high temperature superconductor components via the matrix material into the environment;
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- wherein during fault the fault current limiter is heated up to a temperature Ts below room temperature.
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