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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
Kasegn D. Tekletsadik, Middleton, MA (US);
Paul J. Murphy, Reading, MA (US);
Mark R. Amato, Bedford, MA (US);
James D. Strassner, Austin, TX (US);
Kasegn D. Tekletsadik, Middleton, MA (US);
Paul J. Murphy, Reading, MA (US);
Mark R. Amato, Bedford, MA (US);
James D. Strassner, Austin, TX (US);
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc., Gloucester, MA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for improving reliability of a superconducting fault current limiting system (SCFCL) are provided. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method of improving a reliability of a superconducting fault current limiting system (SCFCL), the SCFCL system comprising a superconductor provided in a container. The method may comprise providing one or more sensors capable of detecting a fault current proximate to the superconductor; determining a change in the condition of the superconductor as a result of the fault current; and estimating the lifetime of the superconductor based on the change in the condition of the superconductor.