Superconducting fault current limiter
AssigneeVarian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
InventorKasegn D. Tekletsadik
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Abstract
A connector assembly of a superconducting fault current limiter includes a first superconducting tape element, an electrical connector electrically coupled to the first superconducting element at a first region of the electrical conductor, and a second superconducting tape element electrically coupled to the electrical connector in a second region of the electrical connector. The electrical connector comprises a unitary structure. The first superconducting tape element, the electrical connector, and the second superconducting tape element comprise may comprise a layer.
Claims20
A connector assembly of a superconducting fault current limiter, comprising:
- a first superconducting tape element;
- an electrical connector electrically coupled to the first superconducting element at a first region of the electrical connector;
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- a second superconducting tape element electrically coupled to the electrical connector in a second region of the electrical connector, wherein the electrical connector comprises a unitary structure, and the first superconducting tape element, the electrical connector, and the second superconducting tape element comprise a layer.
A superconducting fault current limiter (SCFCL), comprising:
- a cryogenic cooling system;
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- a current limiter module arranged to receive cooling from the cryogenic cooling system and including a stack of layers that form a plurality of parallel current conduction paths, each layer comprising a plurality superconductor tapes arranged in series that are electrically coupled to one another using a unitary metallic connector, wherein a first tape is coupled to the metallic connector in a first region of the connector, and wherein the second tape is coupled to the metallic connector in a second region of the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.