High-Speed Fault Current Detector for Superconducting Fault Current Limiter

초전도 한류기용 고속 고장전류 검출장치

In this paper the high-speed fault current detector for superconducting fault current limiter is described. Detecting and interrupting the fault currents as quickly as possible is required in order not to exceed the thermal capacity of superconducting fault current limiter. A detecting method of an instantaneous fault current magnitude is adopted in the equipment described in this paper and a current signal through an analog/digital(A/D) converter would be compared with the reference in the digital signal processor(DSP). Around 20ms has elapsed for detecting the fault current. It is necessary to establish the appropriate trade-off between the reliability and detection speed.