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Fault Current Limiters
Electric power disruptions cause hundreds of millions of dollars worth of economic loss every year to the world’s leading economies. Worldwide energy demand is increasing rapidly, requiring new solutions to dramatically improve the reliability of our energy supply. Fault Current Limiters are new devices, using the unique electrical properties of HTS to almost instantaneously protect power grids against short circuits and thereby prevent costly outages. They are a key member of a family of ultra-fast HTS devices and machines used for conditioning electrical power.
Benefits
In comparison to conventional technology, HTS fault current limitters provide
- Over 100 times faster response time
- 10 to 20 times shorter recovery time
- Time-adjustable response functions
- 1000 times the number of full-power protection cycles