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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2002
Makan Chen, Rupperswil, CH;
Willi Paul, Zürich, CH;
Martin Lakner, Birmenstorf, CH;
Jakob Rhyner, Davos, CH;
Makan Chen, Rupperswil, CH;
Willi Paul, Zürich, CH;
Martin Lakner, Birmenstorf, CH;
Jakob Rhyner, Davos, CH;
ABB Research LTD, Zurich, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a resistive superconducting current limiter with a meandering shape. This current limiter avoids current density peaks at the turning points () or corners of the conductor track () in that the central path of the fault current when limiting occurs is artificially increased by appropriate design of the turning points. For this purpose, conductor material is removed in the region of the inner edge of the turning points (), or the electrical bypass is reinforced at its outer edge ().