Current-limiting device

US2016013635A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016013635-A1
Application numberUS-201414770953-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateMar 26, 2014
Priority dateApr 1, 2013
Publication dateJan 14, 2016
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Abstract

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A current-limiting device is a current-limiting device that uses a superconductor to perform a current-limiting operation, the current-limiting device including: a superconducting current-limiting element including the superconductor; a capacitor; a reactor; and a bypass switch. The series capacitor is connected in series to the superconducting current-limiting element. The current-limiting reactor is further connected in series to a series circuit including the superconducting current-limiting element and the series capacitor. The thyristor switch is connected in parallel to the series circuit.

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1 . A current-limiting device that uses a superconductor to perform a current-limiting operation, the current-limiting device comprising: a superconducting current-limiting element including said superconductor; a capacitor connected in series to said superconducting current-limiting element; a reactor further connected in series to a series circuit including said superconducting current-limiting element and said capacitor; and a bypass switch connected in parallel to said series circuit. 2 . The current-limiting device according to claim 1 , wherein said bypass switch includes a thyristor switch. 3 . The current-limiting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a suppression circuit connected in series to said bypass switch. 4 . The current-limiting device according to claim 2 , further comprising a suppression circuit connected in series to said bypass switch.

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  • H02H9/023Primary

    Current limitation using superconducting elements · CPC title

  • Superconducting electric elements or equipment; Power systems integrating superconducting elements or equipment · CPC title

  • responsive to excess current (responsive to abnormal temperature caused by excess current H02H5/04) · CPC title

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What does patent US2016013635A1 cover?
A current-limiting device is a current-limiting device that uses a superconductor to perform a current-limiting operation, the current-limiting device including: a superconducting current-limiting element including the superconductor; a capacitor; a reactor; and a bypass switch. The series capacitor is connected in series to the superconducting current-limiting element. The current-limiting rea…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sumitomo Electric Industries
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H02H9/023. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Jan 14 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).