FAULT CURRENT LIMITING HTS CABLE AND METHOD OF CONFIGURING SAME

• Main Authors: YUAN, JIE, FOLTS, DOUGLAS C, MAGUIRE, JAMES, MALOZEMOFF, ALEXIS P
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 25.03.2014
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CABLES; CONDUCTORS; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS; GENERATION; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING ORDIELECTRIC PROPERTIES

A cryogenically-cooled HTS cable is configured to be included within a utility power grid having a maximum fault current that would occur in the absence of the cryogenically- cooled HTS cable. The cryogenically-cooled HTS cable includes a continuous liquid cryogen coolant path for circulating a liqu...