Finite element modeling of a superconducting fault current limiter

Authors

LALE ERGENE
J. KEITH NELSON
RAGHUNATH PARTHASARATHI

DOI

10.3906/elk-1012-935

Abstract

This paper summarizes the work done to show finite element modeling results on a high temperature superconductor fault current limiter (FCL). The paper also gives the small mock-up design of the matrix FCL and its finite element model (FEM). It also discusses the limitations of the FEM and explains how the results from the FEM compare with the experimental data derived for the configuration. A 3-dimensional FEM has been used because of the structure of the real geometry, which does not show any plane or axisymmetric features.

Keywords

Finite element method, high temperature superconductor, resistive limited fault current limiter, transient analysis

First Page

842

Last Page

853

Recommended Citation

ERGENE, LALE; NELSON, J. KEITH; and PARTHASARATHI, RAGHUNATH (2012) "Finite element modeling of a superconducting fault current limiter," Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences: Vol. 20: No. 6, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3906/elk-1012-935
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/elektrik/vol20/iss6/2