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Fault Current Limiters - Unlocking Capacity in Fault Constrained Electrical Networks

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In this informative webinar, Albert Nelson, Director of Business Development for Applied Materials, will review the development and application of SCFCLs and SSFCLs and how these products enable:

  • Increased substation capacity

  • Easier addition of new generation

  • Protecting key assets

  • Easier interconnection of distributed generation

  • A more reliable and resilient grid

Below are some of the questions discussed during the webinar:

  • You have two types of FCL, one solid-state and one superconductor. What determines which FCL is suitable for which application? Where does the dividing line occur?

  • How do fault currents affect underground networks?

  • Would you ever use a mutual reactor as part of an SCFCL?

  • Are there points where on-site liquid nitrogen generation makes more sense than relying on the liquid nitrogen infrastructure?

  • Is there any need for redundancy with SC or SS FCLs?

  • What is the expected functional life for an SCFCL?How many SSFCLs are in service?

  • How do these FCL technologies compare in terms of effectiveness versus cost to other established technologies, e.g., Petersen Coils?

  • How must the protection be altered to accommodate the use of the FCL?

  • If a superconducting FCL is critically designed to the load and fault current of a system, how much scope is there for expansion, e.g., adding future generation/demand?

  • How many SSFCLs are in the Applied Materials manufacturing queue at present, and are there any limits anticipated in the coming years?

  • What is the typical cost for a 27.8 KV system with a continuous amp rating of 500 Amps to reduce the fault current by 50%?