• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.296-297
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• 2005

We have investigated the quench performance of shunt reactors in the parallel connection of resistive type superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) components based on YBCO films. To increase voltage rating, components are connected in series and to increase current level, they are connected in parallel. This method has cauesd the unbalanced quench between each components. To improve the problem, we have compared the quench properties between the current limiting components without and with shunt reactors connected in parallel. To improve the quench performance, across individual SFCL components connected the shunt reactor in parallel. The components with shunt reactors successfully produced simultaneous quench, resulting from the bypass of the fault current in the direction of the shunt reactor.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and information Science
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.14-20
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• 1998

The resistive shunting for the fine control of a Direct Energy Transfer(DET) systems is fully developed, but the non-resistive shunting using variable size solar array segments is in progress. This paper presents the spacecraft power control through switching of solar array segments, which uses a fully regulated DET power regulation. This method eliminates a dissipative element and removes the associated design limitations which arise from the dissipative elements for radiating cooling in deep space. The switching shunt regulator comprises the switched Solar Array Shunt(SAS) modules that regulate the solar array power. These SAS modules connect/disconnect the solar array segments to/from the bus according to the loading in the main bus without significant variations in the dissipation level. In this paper, twelve segments are used in the shunting. In order to verify the basis of analysis, the computational result of an analytic loop gain is performed.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.52 no.7
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• pp.327-334
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• 2003

We have investigated the quench behavior of the series connection of resistive type superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) components based on YBCO films. Equal shunt resistors $R_s$ across individual SFCL components successfully produced simultaneous Quenches for 5 components in series, resulting in equal application of voltage to all components. If the two components having the highest and the lowest critical currents ($I_c$) quench safely, others quench altogether The highest shunt resistance is to guarantee the safe quenches of all components, leading to the equal voltage applications within the first half cycle after a fault in the short circuit test. The highest $R_s$ was found to be 28 ［$\Omega$］ for the components in the given quench environment. Considering the safe quenches and protection coordination, the optimal $R_s$ was suggested to be approximately a half of the highest $R_s$,, allowing wide selection of $R_s$ and $I_c$'s. This design provides a practical wav of connecting small SFCL components in series for high voltage application.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.114-119
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• 2006

High critical current density, high n value, multiple faults endurances, and fast recovery characteristics of YBCO thin films are very attractive characteristics for developing resistive type superconducting fault current limiters. But due to the limited current and voltage ratings of one YBCO module, it is needed to construct series and parallel module connections for high capacity electric networks. Especially for distribution network, more than 30 units should be connected in series to meet voltage level. So in order to construct distribution-level superconducting fault current limiter, simultaneous quench in one YBCO thin films should be realized, and furthermore, quench should be occurred in all fault current limiting units equally to avoid local heating and failures. In this paper, we proposed optimum design of YBCO thin films for fault current limiting module and technical method using shunt resistor to achieve simultaneous quench between multi current limiting units. From the analytical and the experimental results, optimal current path and thickness of shunt material was determined for YBCO thin films and shunt resistor between modules was developed. Finally, 14 kV one phase resistive fault current limiter using multi YBCO thin films was constructed and it was possible to get satisfactory test results.

• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.49-53
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• 1999

We fabricated a resistive superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) with a shunt resistor in order to bypass the transient current at faults. The SFCL consists of a YBCO films coated with an Au layer (10$\Omega$ at room temperature). which is to disperse the heat generated at hot spots in the YBCO films, and a 5$\Omega$ shunt resistor. The minimum quench current of the SFCL was found to be 12.2Apeak. This SFCL successfully controlled the fault current to below 23 Apeak. Which is otherwise to increase up to 103 Apeak. With the shunt resistor, the temperature of the SFCL rose the temperature of the SFCL rose three times slower than without the shunt, whereby the SFCL is protected at high currents.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.53 no.10
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• pp.597-601
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• 2004

A high bandwidth watt-converter, based on an inexpensive, commercially available, standard IC package, is described that covers a frequency ranges from DC to 100 kHz. The new resistive shunt for a wide-band frequency current measurement of the watt-converter was developed. The converter will use application in accurate power measurement under distorted and high frequency conditions. The advantages of the proposed watt-converter are its simplicity, low cost and fast response time.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.136-140
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• 2004

We fabricated and tested a resistive superconducting fault current limiters (SFCL) operated at 3.8 ㎸ based on YBCO thin films. The SFCL was composed of 7 components connected in series. Each component was designed to be capable of current limiting at 600 V, and has a SiC shunt resistor ( $R_{s}$) of 40 Ω in Parallel. Short circuit tests were carried out fur 0 and 90 degree faults lasting fur 5 cycles. The test results showed that the 7 components were quenched simultaneously under the safe quenches and evenly shared the applied voltage. The SFCL successfully suppressed the fault currents below 94 $A_{peak}$ within the quarter cycle after fault.t.t.

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• v.9
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• pp.343-347
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• 1999

We fabricated a resistive SFCL having a shunt resistor parallel to it in order to bifurcate the transient current at faults. The SFCL consists of a YBCO film coated with an Au layer (10 ${\omega}$ at room temperature), which is to disperse the heat generated at hot spots in the YBCO film, and the 5 ${\omega}$ shunt resistor. The minimum quench current of the SFCL was found to be 12.2 A$_{peak}$. This SFCL successfully controlled the fault current below 23 A$_{peak}$ which is otherwise to increase up to 113 A$_{peak}$. Bifurcation of the current resulted in the temperature rise of the YBCO/Au film 3 times slower than without the shunt, protecting the SFCL at high currents.

• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.14-19
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• 2005

A transient numerical simulation was conducted to have variation of temperature on an element of resistive Superconducting Fault Current Limiter (SFCL) under quench condition. It is very important engineering information for an optimum design of cryogenic system for cooling of a resistive SFCL element. A bifilar coil for resistive SFCL for 10 MVA system was incorporated as a model in this numerical study. From the numerical simulation result, it was found that the averaged temperature on the shunt and Bi-2212 element at 500 kW, 100 ms was 711.1 K and 198.4 K respectively. The temperature variation with the change of the hot-spot size and time is also obtained. The maximum temperature was continuously increased in all cases until the hot-spot stops at 100ms and it was going down after then. Such as, the details of temperature distribution on the SFCL element obtained from this numerical study and it should be very valuable information on the decision of the cooling capacity of cryogenic system.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1997.07a
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• pp.285-287
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• 1997

An AC shunt with low phase angle has been designed for an AC current measurement, such as currents with harmonics. This $0.2\;{\Omega}$ shunt of 5 A rated current is composed of fifty $10\;{\Omega}$ metal film resistors and applicable to the frequency band of DC to 1 kHz.