Multiple compound conductor current-limiting device
US5828291A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S505/881
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A current limiting device including at least one superconductor and at least one nonsuperconducting shunt resistor in parallel with each superconductor. Each superconductor has a first main superconductor face in contact with a main shunt resistor face of a shunt resistor so as to form a compound conductor generally in the form of a meandering band having a band width greater than approximately 3.5 times the superconductor thickness. At least one insulator has opposing faces each in contact with a compound conductor. Multiple compound conductors are arranged such that current flows in opposite directions through adjacent compound conductors.
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