Fault current limiters using superconductors

Cryogenics

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 657-665

  Norris, W T ^a,b,c   Power, A ^d  

^a Willingham and Co   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL GRID   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fault current limiter; Superconductor

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; LIMITERS; RESISTORS; SATURABLE CORE REACTORS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL FORCES; FAULT CURRENT LIMITER; SUPER RESISTOR; SUPERTRANSDUCTOR;

SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

EID: 0031251495     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-2275(97)00059-3     Document Type: Article

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