Current limiting simulation of magneto-biased superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) applied in 66kV/10kV power substation in China

Wang, Qingshan and Zhu, Jiahui and Liu, Jialiang and Liu, Yitao and Wei, Defu and Zheng, Nan and Chen, Panpan and Zhang, Hongjie and Ding, Kaizhong and Ertekin, Ercan (2023) Current limiting simulation of magneto-biased superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) applied in 66kV/10kV power substation in China. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 33 (5). pp. 1-5. 5600405. ISSN 1051-8223 (https://doi.org/10.1109/tasc.2023.3236873)

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Abstract

The short-circuit fault currents in the large capacity transmission lines pose a challenge to the stability and safety of power system. Magneto-biased superconducting fault current limiter (MBSFCL) is with the advantages of two-stage current limiting, self-triggering and fast recovery so that it can effectively reduce the short-circuit fault current when applied to the urban power system. This paper analyzes the operation principle of MBSFCL and establishes a package type magneto-thermal coupled simulation model of MBSFCL based on MATLAB/SIMULINK. A power system model of a 66 kV/10 kV Zhang Tai Zi power substation which is in Liaoning province in China has been established and the grid-connected simulation applied MBSFCL has been achieved. Moreover, the grid-connected test is carried out, and the results of fault current, quench resistance and temperature change are obtained. The comparison of results between simulation and test verifies the accuracy of the simulation model and the application feasibility of MBSFCL.

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Wang, Qingshan, Zhu, Jiahui, Liu, Jialiang, Liu, Yitao, Wei, Defu, Zheng, Nan, Chen, Panpan, Zhang, Hongjie, Ding, Kaizhong and Ertekin, Ercan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0583-1754;