A novel 7.2 kV fault current limiter for use in the FREEDM Project

Proceedings of the IEEE Power Engineering Society Transmission and Distribution Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Prigmore, Jay ^a   Karady, George ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution System; Energy Dissipation; Fault Current Limiter; Power Dissipation; Power MOSFET; Power Semiconductor Switches; Power System Protection; Silicon Carbide; Smart Grids

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; POWER MOSFET; POWER SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION; SMART GRID;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; EXHIBITIONS; MOSFET DEVICES; POWER ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; SILICON CARBIDE; TOPOLOGY;

FAULT CURRENT LIMITERS;

EID: 84867948535     PISSN: 21608555     EISSN: 21608563     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/TDC.2012.6281397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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