Design and current-limiting simulation of magnetic-shield type superconducting fault current limiter with high Tc superconductors

The continuous development of electric power utilities has led to the increase in the problems concerning fault currents. The use of fault current limiters, which suppress fault currents below a prescribed level, has been examined in many places. The authors have studied a superconducting fault current limiter that is based on the magnetic shielding effect of superconductors. In this paper, we derive a requirement for leading to a flux-jumping inside a ceramic superconductor at liquid nitrogen temperature. Next, two kinds of magnetic-shield type superconducting fault current limiters are designed, and their current-limiting simulations are tried using a computer.