FAULT CURRENT LIMITING HTS CABLE AND METHOD OF CONFIGURING SAME

摘要

A cryogenically-cooled HTS cable is configured to be included within a ut ility power grid having a maximum fault current that would occur in the abse nce of the cryogenically- cooled HTS cable. The cryogenically-cooled HTS cab le includes a continuous liquid cryogen coolant path for circulating a liqui d cryogen. A continuously flexible arrangement of HTS wires has an impedance characteristic that attenuates the maximum fault current by at least 10%. T he continuously flexible arrangement of HTS wires is configured to allow the cryogenically-cooled HTS cable to operate, during the occurrence of a maxim um fault condition, with a maximum temperature rise within the HTS wires tha t is low enough to prevent the formation of gas bubbles within the liquid cr yogen.