Multi-scale model of resistive-type superconducting fault current limiters based on 2G HTS coated conductors. Bonnard, C., Sirois, F., Lacroix, C., & Didier, G. Superconductor Science and Technology, 30(1):014005, 2017.
Multi-scale model of resistive-type superconducting fault current limiters based on 2G HTS coated conductors [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
In order to plan the integration of superconducting fault current limiters (SFCLs) in power systems, accurate models of SFCLs must be made available in commercial power system transient simulators. In this context, we developed such a model for the EMTP-RV software package, a power system transient simulator widely used by power utilities. The model can be used with any resistive-type SFCL (rSFCL) made of high temperature superconductor (HTS) tapes, which are discretized in `electro-thermal elements'. Those elements consist solely of electric circuit components, and are used to represent portions of tape of various sizes and dimensions (a `multi-scale' approach). Both the electrical and thermal behaviors of the tape are modeled, including interfacial effects, nonlinear properties of materials and heat transfer to the surrounding environment. Such a multi-scale model can simulate accurately both the local quench dynamics of HTS tapes (microscopic scale) and the global impact of the rSFCL on the power system (macroscopic/system scale). In this paper, the model is used to compute phenomena such as propagation velocity of a hot spot and heat diffusion through the thickness of the tape. Results were verified by comparing EMTP-RV results with finite element simulations. In addition to the development of the multi-scale model itself, which is the major contribution of this paper, the use of the model allowed us to determine the conditions of validity of the commonly used `homogenization' of the thermal properties across the tape thickness. Indeed, when the current flowing into the rSFCL is slightly above its critical current I c (and up to ##IMG## [http://ej.iop.org/images/0953-2048/30/1/014005/sustaa4072ieqn1.gif] $2{I}_{{m̊{c}}}$ ), very important errors in the power waveforms arise, leading to potentially wrong decisions of protection systems. Homogenized thermal models should thus be used with great care in practice.
@article{Bonnard:SST17,
	Abstract = {In order to plan the integration of superconducting fault current limiters (SFCLs) in power systems, accurate models of SFCLs must be made available in commercial power system transient simulators. In this context, we developed such a model for the EMTP-RV software package, a power system transient simulator widely used by power utilities. The model can be used with any resistive-type SFCL (rSFCL) made of high temperature superconductor (HTS) tapes, which are discretized in `electro-thermal elements'. Those elements consist solely of electric circuit components, and are used to represent portions of tape of various sizes and dimensions (a `multi-scale' approach). Both the electrical and thermal behaviors of the tape are modeled, including interfacial effects, nonlinear properties of materials and heat transfer to the surrounding environment. Such a multi-scale model can simulate accurately both the local quench dynamics of HTS tapes (microscopic scale) and the global impact of the rSFCL on the power system (macroscopic/system scale). In this paper, the model is used to compute phenomena such as propagation velocity of a hot spot and heat diffusion through the thickness of the tape. Results were verified by comparing EMTP-RV results with finite element simulations. In addition to the development of the multi-scale model itself, which is the major contribution of this paper, the use of the model allowed us to determine the conditions of validity of the commonly used `homogenization' of the thermal properties across the tape thickness. Indeed, when the current flowing into the rSFCL is slightly above its critical current I c (and up to ##IMG## [http://ej.iop.org/images/0953-2048/30/1/014005/sustaa4072ieqn1.gif] {$2{I}_{{\rm{c}}}$} ), very important errors in the power waveforms arise, leading to potentially wrong decisions of protection systems. Homogenized thermal models should thus be used with great care in practice.},
	Author = {C.-H. Bonnard and F. Sirois and C. Lacroix and G. Didier},
	Date-Added = {2016-11-21 15:34:03 +0000},
	Date-Modified = {2016-11-21 15:34:03 +0000},
	Doi = {10.1088/0953-2048/30/1/014005},
	Journal = {Superconductor Science and Technology},
	Number = {1},
	Pages = {014005},
	Title = {{Multi-scale model of resistive-type superconducting fault current limiters based on 2G HTS coated conductors}},
	Url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-2048/30/1/014005},
	Volume = {30},
	Year = {2017},
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