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.
Claims18
A connector assembly of a superconducting fault current limiter, comprising:
- a first superconducting tape element;
- an electrical connector electrically coupled to the first superconducting tape element at a first region of the electrical connector;
- 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;
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- a third superconducting tape element disposed between end portions of the first and second superconducting tape elements and having a first planar surface disposed on the electrical connector.
A superconducting fault current limiter (SCFCL), comprising:
- a cryogenic cooling system;
- 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;
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- a third superconducting tape element disposed on the planar surface of the metallic connector between the end portions of the first and second superconducting tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.