Abstract

A superconducting transformer with the windings made of second-generation high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape can limit short-circuit current effectively. Despite this, due to the small cross-section of normal metal layers and low thermal capacity of windings, fault current must be switched off by an additional device in relatively short time to prevent a catastrophic temperature rise. The paper presents the computer simulation of short-circuit fault suppressed by a single-phase 10 kVA superconducting transformer. Numerical results were compared with experimental data to validate the model. Authors attempted to extend the method to an industrial size HTS transformer and estimate the dimensions of copper cowindings.

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