Current-lead design for cryocooled HTS fault current limiters

Ho Myung Chang; Yun Sik Kim; Ho Min Kim; Haigun Lee; Tae Kuk Ko

doi:10.1109/TASC.2007.898486

Current-lead design for cryocooled HTS fault current limiters

Ho Myung Chang, Yun Sik Kim, Ho Min Kim, Haigun Lee, Tae Kuk Ko

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Abstract

A comprehensive design procedure is presented for the current leads in HTS fault current limiters continuously refrigerated by a cryocooler. Two specific aspects are focused here in addition to the standard lead-design. The first is an optimization with taking into account the heat conduction through electrical insulator needed for high-voltage applications. Through a rigorous analysis, it is verified that the standard design should be modified in order to minimize the overall heat leak. The second is the transient thermal behavior that may be caused by excessive current. A numerical analysis is performed to estimate the peak temperature after a short current-limiting period, including the effect of fins as enhanced local heat capacity. Some of the design details are demonstrated for the specifications of FCL's under development in Korean R&D Programs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2244-2247
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2007.898486
Publication status	Published - 2007 Jun

Keywords

Cryocooler
Current lead
FCL
Optimization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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