Current-Limiting Circuit

A current-limiting circuit for limiting a magnitude of an alternating current, the current-limiting circuit comprising:

• a coil unit and a capacitor unit that are connected electrically in series;
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• a bypass device connected for electrically bypassing said capacitor unit when an overcurrent occurs.

A method of limiting a magnitude of an alternating current, the method comprising:

• conducting the alternating current through an electrical series circuit of a coil unit and a capacitor unit;
• and
• limiting the magnitude of the alternating current by electrically bypassing the capacitor unit to thereby increase an inductive reactance of the series circuit.