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We all are aware that we are applying lots of Artficial Sources to make our Life Comforts .
For This we are installing Many Electrical Equipments Power AC & DC and Electric Vehicles Inside our Building and out Side and in this process many of metal Part is entering into our Building.
To ensure better perform and Human Safety Earthing of Equipment and Conductive stucture is very important Value from 1 Ohms up to 0.25 Ohms.
Our National Building Code 2016 is alreday given Guide Line and Supporting by MBBL2019
(Manual Building By LAW).
Internal Switch and External Lightning will very Danger for our Equipments and Human Lives May Cause Assest Damage up to Sacrifice Human Live due to Fire and Electric Change.
We have to Design and protect our Building or Permises form External Lightning by Nature use NBC IS/IEC 62305.
When Lightning Fall any Condutive Like Pole ,Transmission Line and React with Ground may be Shift 100kA Fault Current into our Building use Surge Protection Device to product from any ind of Direct and Indirect Threat.
JMV LPS Ltd belive Make in India Noida Base Company Manufacturer Design ,Engineering ,Supply and Installation.
Maintenance Free Earthing ,Copper Clad Steet Sof Conductore, Exothermic Weld, External Lightning Protection and per IS/IEC62305, Surge Protection Devive as per IS/IEC 62035.
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Your electrical safety specilist for all equipments Powered AC and DCMahesh Chandra Manav
We all are aware that we are applying lots of Artficial Sources to make our Life Comforts .
For This we are installing Many Electrical Equipments Power AC & DC and Electric Vehicles Inside our Building and out Side and in this process many of metal Part is entering into our Building.
To ensure better perform and Human Safety Earthing of Equipment and Conductive stucture is very important Value from 1 Ohms up to 0.25 Ohms.
Our National Building Code 2016 is alreday given Guide Line and Supporting by MBBL2019
(Manual Building By LAW).
Internal Switch and External Lightning will very Danger for our Equipments and Human Lives May Cause Assest Damage up to Sacrifice Human Live due to Fire and Electric Change.
We have to Design and protect our Building or Permises form External Lightning by Nature use NBC IS/IEC 62305.
When Lightning Fall any Condutive Like Pole ,Transmission Line and React with Ground may be Shift 100kA Fault Current into our Building use Surge Protection Device to product from any ind of Direct and Indirect Threat.
JMV LPS Ltd belive Make in India Noida Base Company Manufacturer Design ,Engineering ,Supply and Installation.
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Standard process is undertaken in preliminary and critical design of converters for reliability improvement and prediction. To reduce the converters’ parts stress regarding the particles radiation and the thermal cycling effects of the space environment, a derating process is applied to the primary design based on ECSS standard. Derated components are then selected in such a way to make possible calculating components failure-rates based on the MIL-HDBK-217F data and equations as the major EEE components failure-rate data reference. Reliability modelling and analysis for the converters is done by reliability block diagram (RBD) method, and the converters are then comparatively evaluated based on the analysis results.According to the results, buck converter is the most reliable one and push-pull is the least. Among the
isolated topologies, fly-back is the best one from the reliability point of view.
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applications. In March 2009 Zenergy Power installed a
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California Edison’s Shandin substation in San Bernardino,
CA, rated at 15 kV and 1,200 amperes steady-state. In
January 2010, this device successfully limited its first series
of real-world faults when the circuit experienced multiple
single-phase and three-phase faults. Zenergy Power also
received contracts to deliver an 11 kV, 1,250 amperes FCL
for the CE Electric UK grid and a 138 kV, 1,300 amperes
FCL for the Tidd substation of American Electric Power.
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Topology and configuration selection for dc dc converters in space electrical...eeiej
Selection of DC/DC converter topology is one of the most challenging aspects in space Electrical Power Systems (EPS) design and development. It both highly, affects and is affected from EPS reliability requirements among the other EPS performance specifications. So ranking of DC/DC converters based on End-Of-Life (EOL) reliability is an undeniable need.
In this paper, reliability of four DC/DC converters including buck, forward, fly-back, and Push-pull, as candidates for a 5-years-long, Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) space mission, are evaluated and compared. Converters are assumed having similar design requirements and supervision and control elements with different power conversion parts and negligible reliability-affecting excess circuits.
Standard process is undertaken in preliminary and critical design of converters for reliability improvement and prediction. To reduce the converters’ parts stress regarding the particles radiation and the thermal cycling effects of the space environment, a derating process is applied to the primary design based on ECSS standard. Derated components are then selected in such a way to make possible calculating components failure-rates based on the MIL-HDBK-217F data and equations as the major EEE components failure-rate data reference. Reliability modelling and analysis for the converters is done by reliability block diagram (RBD) method, and the converters are then comparatively evaluated based on the analysis results.According to the results, buck converter is the most reliable one and push-pull is the least. Among the
isolated topologies, fly-back is the best one from the reliability point of view.
TOPOLOGY AND CONFIGURATION SELECTION FOR DC/DC CONVERTERS IN SPACE ELECTRICAL...eeiej_journal
Selection of DC/DC converter topology is one of the most challenging aspects in space Electrical Power Systems (EPS) design and development. It both highly, affects and is affected from EPS reliability requirements among the other EPS performance specifications. So ranking of DC/DC converters based on
End-Of-Life (EOL) reliability is an undeniable need.
With Increase in Portable devices, VLSI chips has to consider about Power usages in VLSI silicon chips. So Power Aware design and verification is so important in Industry. To get basic knowledge on Low Power Design and Verification with UPF basics Go through this Slides.
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Saturated core fault current limiter field experience at a distribution subst...Franco Moriconi
Zenergy Power has been developing an inductive-type of
fault current limiter (FCL) for electric power grid
applications. In March 2009 Zenergy Power installed a
FCL in the Avanti distribution circuit of Southern
California Edison’s Shandin substation in San Bernardino,
CA, rated at 15 kV and 1,200 amperes steady-state. In
January 2010, this device successfully limited its first series
of real-world faults when the circuit experienced multiple
single-phase and three-phase faults. Zenergy Power also
received contracts to deliver an 11 kV, 1,250 amperes FCL
for the CE Electric UK grid and a 138 kV, 1,300 amperes
FCL for the Tidd substation of American Electric Power.
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Inductive shielded superconducting fault current limiter: test results for sc...Franco Moriconi
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Design, Test and Demonstration of Saturable- Core Reactor HTS Fault Current Limiter
1. 1
Design, Test and Demonstration of Saturable-
Core Reactor HTS Fault Current Limiter
U.S. Department of Energy Annual Peer Review
Alexandria, VA
June 29 – July 1, 2010
Presenters:
Albert Nelson, Franco Moriconi, Robert Lombaerde
2. 2
Presentation Outline
Program Overview and Team Description – Robert Lombaerde
FY 2010 Program Highlights – Robert Lombaerde
California Energy Commission/Southern California Edison FCL
Operational Experience – Franco Moriconi
Powertech Labs Testing Results – Franco Moriconi
AEP Transmission Class FCL Design – Albert Nelson
Magnet Design and Thermal Models – Robert Lombaerde
Summary of Accomplishments and FY 2011 Plans – Robert Lombaerde
3. 3
DOE Program Overview
Intermediate Goal: Design, Build,
and Test Distribution-Class
Saturable Core Reactor FCL
End Goal: Design, Build, and Test
Transmission-Class Saturable
Core Reactor FCL
4. 4
Project Partners
Zenergy Power Inc.
Designs and manufactures fault current limiters
Zenergy Power Pty Ltd
Invents and tests new FCL concepts
Zenergy Power GmbH
Manufactures all HTS components for Zenergy Power, expertise in coil
fabrication and cryogenic integration
AEP – American Electric Power
138 kV FCL Host
Los Alamos National Lab
Consulting Partner, Magnetic Modeling, Testing, Data Analysis
Oak Ridge National Lab
Consulting Partner, AC Loss Measurements of HTS conductors
5. 5
HV FCL Project Overview
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
DOE 13 kV compact device
CEC 13 kV So. Cal. Edison
ConEd
13kV Proto
ConEd
Study
AEP
138 kV Single Phase
AEP
138 kV 3 Phase
CE Electric
11 kV 3 Phase
2012
6. 6
12 kV Commercial Sale
Applied Superconductor Ltd for CE Electric, UK
Requirements Summary
• 12 kV
• 1250 Arms
• 17 kApeak prospective fault
• Reduce fault by 30%
• Recovery under load required
• Fault duration up to 3 seconds
• Install in late 2010
7. 7
From 2009 Peer Review
Plans for FY 2010
Gain operational experience with 12kV device installed at SCE‟s Avanti
Circuit of the Future. Completed
Finalize host utility for 138kV demonstration device. Completed
Finalize design of 138kV device based on host utility input. CY-2010
Start construction of first phase of three-phase FCL. CY-2010
8. 8
Landmark Installation: Los Angeles, March 2009
115 kV LINE
115/12kV
Transformer
BYPASS
SWITCH
Operational Experience – 12 kV AVANTI “Circuit of the Future”
First installation in U.S. electricity grid
Operated by Southern California Edison
Installed in Avanti “Circuit of the Future”
First Energized on March 9, 2009
Supported by DOE and California Energy Commission
9. 9
sub12kV
PLOTS
P_Source P_Source
Q_Source Q_Source
V_Source V_Source
431'
1000XLP
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
VFI1544
591'
1000XLP
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
GS_1545
6,415'
1000XLP
P=5.533
Q=-0.3882
V=1.044
V
A
Shandin
L_CB1
L_CB1
#1
#2
#3
L_CB4
L_CB4
L_CB3
L_CB3
Timed
Breaker
Logic
Closed@t0
Timed
Breaker
Logic
Closed@t0
Timed
Breaker
Logic
Closed@t0
SHANDIN
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P=5.535Q=-0.3298
V=120
V
ARL
VFPh
RRL
0.001[uF]
0.001[uF]
0.001[uF]
#1
#2
#3
#1
#2
#3
Avanti
12kV,1200A
FCL
Line Load
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Ifb2 Ifb2
Ifc2 Ifc2
Vs
Freq
Phase
ZPPlots_PHASE_ALL
Tested@GridVoltage=120kVwithreducedcircuit
ModifiedFaultONRESISTANCE=0.01OHM
Main...
90
-90
MW-ph2_0
0
deg
60.0
MW-ph2_0
MW-V2_0
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120
115
MW-V2_0
120
kV
ABC->G
Timed
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Logic
fault
fault
fault
Main...
fault
0
O C
SW
SW
SW
Main...
SW
0
O C
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Ifa2_RMS
Ifa2_RMS
RMS
Ifc2_RMS
Ifc2_RMS
RMS
Ifc2_RMS
Ifb2_RMS
Ia4 Ia4
Ib4 Ib4
Ic4 Ic4
RMS
Ia4_RMS
Ia4_RMS
RMS
Ic4_RMS
Ic4_RMS
RMS
Ib4_RMS
Ib4_RMS
GS1536
RCS1088
PMH_4331
1.2[MVAR]
CAPSW
1.279[MVAR]
-0.006076[MW]
CAPSW
sw4
sw4
P=3.018
Q=-1.703
V=1.033
V
A
P=1.583
Q=-1.138
V=1.032
V
A
P=0.3502
Q=0.1735
V=1.037
V
A
2,031'
1000XLP
GS1547
P=0.3217
Q=0.1602
V=1.033
V
A
2,072'
1000XLP
100'
1000XLP
1,324'
1000XLP
Main...
CAPSW
0
C O
P=0.3209
Q=0.16
V=1.032
V
A
bus1007
LOAD2
0.32[MW] 0.16[MVAR]
0.3[MW] 0.15[MVAR]
P=5.137
Q=-0.6407
V=1.037
V
A
P=3.822
Q=-1.303
V=1.033
V
A
P=3.5
Q=-1.463
V=1.033
V
A
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
OS1478
6,415'
1000XLP
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
GS1546
3,638'
1000XLP
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
GS4269
P=4.786
Q=-0.8141
V=1.037
V
A
5,160'
1000XLP
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
RCI_1449
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
900'
1000XLP
P=0.7825
Q=0.3896
V=1.032
V
A
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
1,448'
1000XLP
PME2349
P=0.3911
Q=0.1946
V=1.032
V
A
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
1,109'
1000XLP
J988
1,808'
750XLP
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
Main...
sw4
0
C O
RCI_1453
P=1.582
Q=-1.138
V=1.032
V
A
100'
1000XLP
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
RCS_1365
200'
1000XLP
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
BS1389
1.8[MVAR]
CAPSW2
1.918[MVAR]
-0.009091[MW]
CAPSW2
Main...
CAPSW2
0
C O
100'
350XLP
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
PS2062
645'
336ACSR-Multigrounded
336ACSR
P=0
Q=0
V=0
V
A
0.32[MW] 0.16[MVAR]
P=0.3536
Q=0.1748
V=1.039
V
A
0.32[MW] 0.16[MVAR]
P=0.3459
Q=0.1719
V=1.034
V
A
0.32[MW] 0.16[MVAR]
P=0.5918
Q=0.2891
V=1.033
V
A
0.55[MW] 0.27[MVAR]
P=0.3217
Q=0.1602
V=1.033
V
A
0.30[MW] 0.15[MVAR]
P=0.3213
Q=0.1601
V=1.032
V
A
0.30[MW] 0.15[MVAR]
0.30[MW] 0.15[MVAR]
P=0.3913
Q=0.1951
V=1.032
V
A
0.366[MW]0.183[MVAR]
P=0.3911
Q=0.195
V=1.032
V
A
0.366[MW]0.183[MVAR]
P=0.3912
Q=0.1951
V=1.032
V
A
0.366[MW]0.183[MVAR]
P=0.3955
Q=0.1951
V=1.032
V
A
0.37[MW] 0.183[MVAR]
P=1.583
Q=-1.138
V=1.032
V
A
P=0.4047
Q=-1.723
V=1.032
V
A
P=0.7865
Q=0.3891
V=1.032
V
A
E4201965
548'
1000XLP
PI
COUPLED
SECTION
P=0.1608
Q=0.0801
V=1.033
V
A
0.15[MW] 0.075[MVAR]
FCL
Feeder application
AVANTI
CIRCUIT
of the FUTURE
Line Voltage 12 kV, 60Hz
Load Current 800 A max
Voltage Drop < 70 Vrms
Fault Current 23 kArms
X/R 21.6
Fault duration 30 cycles
Limit first-peak by at least 20%
Limit 3-phase to ground fault
Recover automatically
Mechanically robust
Fail safe operation
Operational Experience – 12 kV AVANTI “Circuit of the Future”
10. SATURABLE IRON CORE FCL - OPERATING PRINCIPLE
Picture-Frame Iron-Cores
AC CoilAC Coil
Boost Buck
Configuration for
single phase FCL
11. Inductive Fault Current Limiter
The equivalent FCL inductance is a non-linear function of the instantaneous line current,
and it may look like the graph below during a fault:
CLR
Constant
Inductance
-15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0
-0.0010
0.0000
0.0010
0.0020
0.0030
0.0040
0.0050
0.0060
+y
-y
-x +x
X Coordinate Y Coordinate
I_Limited L_cus
Equivalent Inductance
Instantaneous AC Current [kA]
FCL Inductance
is small at load current
FCL Inductance
Increases dramatically
during a fault
12. FCL CHARACTERISTIC CURVE
6X1 FAULT CURRENT LIMITING CAPABILITY
0
0.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2
2.4
2.8
3.2
3.6
4
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Limited Current [kA]
FCLbackemf[kV]
1
2
3
4
5
FCLGain-KFCL
6x1 Measured 120A DC 1% Insertion impedance FCL Gain
CLR
FCL
BACK
EMF
IMPEDANCE
GAIN
13. 13
SUMMARY of Operational Experience
•18 months of operation
•Operating in a harsh environment
•Maximum ambient temperature reached was 108°F in Summer „09
•Heavy winds and dusty area
•Experienced one loss of DC with consequent “resonance” condition (IEEE paper)
•Successful integration with automatic bypass switch
•Experienced one fault event with multiple faults in quick succession (14 January „10)
•Experienced three “auxiliary power failures”
• Effective bypass of FCL and shut-down of the HTS coil (as expected)
• “Auxiliary power failures” caused by grid disturbances
• Instantaneous bypassing achieved by SCE (2 out of three)
• Successful recovery after 2-minute black out of auxiliary power
•Performed routine maintenance on cryogenics compressors
• Replaced cryo-compressor after 8000 hours
• Replenished LN2 after HVAC loss (hot Summer 2009)
14. Siemens PLC Network
Features:
- SMS Warning Text Messages
- SCADA Control via Wonderware
- Data Archiving via Wonderware
- Modbus Interface for SCE
Siemens PLC
3G GSM
Data Modem Wonderware
Servers
W.W.W. ZP PC
Cell
Tower
GSM Text Modem
Modbus Interface
Text Message
SCE
SCADA
Separate Ethernet Port
FCL
15. Fault Event - Summary of operating experience AVANTI FCL
three seconds
16. one second
3.5 KA peak
0.2 KA load
Fault Event - Summary of operating experience AVANTI FCL
17. AC FAULT
NO EFFECT on DC
Fault Event - Summary of operating experience AVANTI FCL
18. NO EFFECT on CRYO
Fault Event - Summary of operating experience AVANTI FCL
NO EFFECT on CRYO
19. Loss of Auxiliary Power - Summary of operating experience
Sunday June 27 2010, 1:30AM – Substation power outage lasting over 2 minutes
2 minutes
Line Voltage 7 kVrms
DC MAGNET SHUTDOWNDC BIAS CURRENT 100 A
20. Loss of Auxiliary Power - Summary of operating experience
Sunday June 27 2010, 1:30AM – Loss of substation power for over 2 minutes
2-minute
interruption
Nitrogen Vapor Pressure
LN2 Temperature
Cryo-compressor recovery
Cold Head Temperature
21. 21
Zenergy Power – ’09-’10 Results Summary
Installation of 12 kV FCL in Southern California Edison‟s Circuit of
the Future.
First successful integration superconducting FCL in US grid
Operational experience at SCE has been a big success for
both Zenergy and SCE
Resonance study revealed minimal effects
Both parties gained invaluable experience by operating
through all four seasons
Zenergy learned to address unplanned events such as loss
of station power
The host utility learned about preventive maintenance and
how the device responded to real fault event
22. Similarity of Compact FCL Design to Picture Frame Design
AC input AC output
Picture frame single phase Compact single phase
HTS
coil
Proprietary [22]
24. 24
SHORT CIRCUIT TEST RESULTS – POWERTECH July 2009
32% FAULT CURRENT REDUCTION of a 15kArms PROSPECTIVE
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
COMPACT FCL - 15kArms PROSPECTIVE FAULT LIMITED TO 10.7kArms - 32% REDUCTION
CURRENT[kA]VOLTAGEinBlue[kV]
TIME [sec]
25. 25
SHORT CIRCUIT TEST RESULTS – POWERTECH July 2009
46% FAULT CURRENT REDUCTION of a 25kArms PROSPECTIVE
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
25kArms PROSPECTIVE FAULT LIMITED TO 13.5kArms - 46% REDUCTION
CURRENT[kA]
TIME [sec]
* FCL Terminal Voltage in Blue
26. THE PATH TO COMMERCIALIZATION
SPIDER
2.5x2.5 m footprint
Effective core 300 cm2
Rectangular COMPACT
2.0x1.3 m footprint
Effective core 860 cm2
Prototype AC coils and magnets
ROUND COMPACT
1.8m OD footprint
Effective core 750 cm2
Commercial product
FROM
DEMONSTRATOR
TO
PROTOTYPE
TO
PRODUCT
27. COMPACT FCL – COMMERCIAL INSTALLATION December 2010
15 kV Voltage Rating
3-Phase, 50 Hz
1.25 kA Nominal Current
28. 28
AEP Tidd Substation Requirements
Requirements Summary
• 138 kV
• 1300 Arms
• ~ 20 kArms prospective fault
• Reduce fault by 43%
• Recovery under load required
• Fault test single-phase early 2011
• Install 3-phase device late 2011
30. 30
Rapid Prototyping and Resulting Design Change
BLUF (bottom line upfront) AEP design changed from 1x2 configuration to
2x1 configuration after extensive prototyping and testing following Readiness
Review Team (RRT) meeting
AEP initial design (1x2) completed in December 2009
RRT (January 2010) proposed additional investigations to reduce technical
risk
Large (about ½ scale) device built and tested at Lane Cove, Australia
Extensive modeling in advance of testing
Modeling focused on areas of uncertainty
Exhaustive testing completed (100‟s of tests)
34. 34
Arcing Due to High Induced Voltage
But not everything worked as expected
35. 35
Design Evaluation Leading to Change
Test results from Lane Cove clearly demonstrated that:
Proposed 1x2 device was not optimal
While feasible, it would not be implemented easily
Design was inherently unbalanced electromagnetically
Displayed large mechanical forces, high variable AC flux outside
device envelope, pronounced shielding effect, and high induced
voltages
36. 36
Design Evaluation Leading to Change
1x2 design chosen originally for perceived manufacturing ease
Round cores with round coils on round formers in round tanks
“New” 2x1design places ½ electrical phases alongside each other
Previously tested at Powertech in July 2009
Test results suggested design should be more balanced
Shielding and induced voltage effects minimized
Modeling predicts improved performance
½ phases side-by-side cancel each other‟s effects
AC flux variations outside of device envelope reduced significantly
38. 38
Design Evaluation Leading to Change
1x2 design chosen originally for perceived manufacturing ease
Round cores with round coils on round formers in round tanks
“New” 2x1design places ½ electrical phases alongside each other
Previously tested at Powertech in July 2009
Test results suggested design should be more balanced
Shielding and induced voltage effects minimized
Modeling predicts improved performance
½ phases side-by-side cancel each other‟s effects
AC flux variations outside of device envelope reduced significantly
39. 39
Design Evaluation Leading to Change
2x1 FCL design chosen as new baseline
Large-scale prototype to be tested at Lane Cove in July 2010
High-voltage (138 kV L-G) single-phase under construction
AC “test tank” to be built using production device techniques
Designed to use HTS magnets from another project (ASL 11 kV)
Slightly sub-scale (ASL is 3θ at 11 kV versus 1θ at 138 kV)
Testing at KEMA in Chalfont, PA in November 2010
Preliminary 2x1 design has been completed
Electrostatics are compatible with largest Zenergy production magnet
Device performance consistent with RRT recommendation
40. 40
Design Evaluation Leading to Change
2x1 FCL design chosen as new baseline
Large-scale prototype to be tested at Lane Cove in July 2010
High-voltage (138 kV L-G) single-phase under construction
AC “test tank” to be built using production device techniques
Designed to use HTS magnets from another project (ASL 11 kV)
Slightly sub-scale (ASL is 3θ at 11 kV versus 1θ at 138 kV)
Testing at KEMA in Chalfont, PA in November 2010
Preliminary 2x1 design has been completed
Electrostatics are compatible with largest Zenergy production magnet
Device performance consistent with RRT recommendation
42. 42
Design Evaluation Leading to Change
Confidential and Proprietary Information
2x1 FCL design chosen as new baseline
Large-scale prototype to be tested at Lane Cove in July 2010
High-voltage (138 kV L-G) single-phase under construction
AC “test tank” to be built using production device techniques
Designed to use HTS magnets from another project (ASL 11 kV)
Approximately full-scale (ASL is 3θ at 11 kV versus 1θ at 138 kV)
Testing at KEMA in Chalfont, PA in November 2010
Preliminary 2x1 design has been completed
Electrostatics are compatible with largest Zenergy production magnet
Device performance consistent with RRT recommendation
43. 43
Design Evaluation Leading to Change
2x1 FCL design chosen as new baseline
Large-scale prototype to be tested at Lane Cove in July 2010
High-voltage (138 kV L-G) single-phase under construction
AC “test tank” to be built using production device techniques
Designed to use HTS magnets from another project (ASL 11 kV)
Approximately full-scale (ASL is 3θ at 11 kV versus 1θ at 138 kV)
Testing at KEMA in Chalfont, PA in November 2010
Preliminary 2x1 design has been completed
Electrostatics are compatible with largest Zenergy production magnet
Device performance consistent with RRT recommendation
46. 46
Summary Schedule January – December 2010
J F M A M J J A S O N D
RRT Meeting
1x2 Prototype Testing
RRT Review
2x1 Prototype Testing
RRT Review
2x1 HV HTS Prototype Testing
RRT Review
Finalize Design
2010
Achievements
47. 47
Importance of AC Losses
Fringing ac fields generate losses
in HTS dc coil
Losses must be characterized and
accommodated in thermal design
Estimates range from 10‟s to
100‟s of watts per coil
Need measurements instead of
calculations
Losses concentrated on coil
edge; not uniformly distributed
Stray ac field profiles in the dc coil
48. 48
Voltage arrangement used to measure
dynamic resistance in HTS samples
Liquid
nitrogen
dewar
DC
background
LTS magnet
AMI ac
magnet
Sample
location
ORNL Experimental Resources
Characterization of 1G and 2G wires
carried out in the following conditions
AC field (0-20 mT)
DC field (0 – 2 T)
Parallel / Perpendicular field orientations
DC current (0-100% Ic)
77 K initially, then 30 K
S-shaped voltage
taps
I
dc
Bdc Bac
HTS sample
49. 49
Losses Depend Upon Iop / Ic
0.E+00
1.E-05
2.E-05
3.E-05
4.E-05
5.E-05
6.E-05
7.E-05
0 5 10 15 20 25
Peak perpendicular field [mT]
Resistance[ohms/m]
0.5 Ic
0.6 Ic
0.7 Ic
0.8 Ic
0.9 Ic
Dynamic resistance as a function of peak perpendicular field at different percentages of
dc current to the sample dc critical current (no external dc field)
Losses increase as Iop / Ic increases
Zenergy will optimize for wire cost vs. cryogenics cost
3x increase
in ac losses
50. 50
Dynamic Resistance Measurements at
30 K to 50 K are Important
Using 77 K data, loss from dynamic
resistance is between 0.1 mW/m to 15
mW/m.
Operation of HTS coil at 30 to 50 K will
increase critical current, which will
increase the threshold current
Preliminary measurements on a 1G
wire have been done at 77 K on cryo-
cooled system and have confirmed this
observation
Custom equipment developed by
ORNL
51. 51
Risk Mitigation of HTS Coils
Goal: Validate thermal design
Half-scale (0.7 m) copper coil
constructed
“Dry” cooling thermal design
Resistive heaters installed at coil edge
to simulate AC losses, DC connections
Novel copper cold bus implemented
Tested in cryostat with production
cold-head
Heat transfer models developed for
correlation
53. 53
FE Simulation vs. Measurements
Cool down to thermal steady-state at 17 K
17 K
54. 54
Plans for FY 2011
Decommission the12 kV FCL installed at SCE‟s Avanti Circuit of the
Future and perform post-mortem.
Finalize design of 138 kV device based on host utility input and test
results.
Build and test 138 kV single-phase FCL.
Start construction of second and third 138 kV electrical phases.
Start qualification of 2G Wire for FCL DC Coils.
55. 55
DOE – AEP Schedule
AEP - Tidd Schedule
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
Build 2x1, Test LC, AU
Test 2x1 at KEMA, PA
Review Test Results
Build AEP FCL
Test AEP 2x1 First Phase
Assemble Phases 2 & 3
Install AEP 3-Phase FCL
Tidd Configuration Design
Tidd Configuration Final
Tidd Construction
Monitor and Maintain FCL
2010 2011 2012
56. 56
Zenergy Power - 2010 Results Summary
Successful operational experience with 12 kV FCL in Southern
California Edison‟s Circuit of the Future.
AEP is host utility for the 138 kV FCL – Target specifications
verified and accepted.
Rapid FCL prototyping enabled 138 kV designs to progress;
expect design lock in December.
Rapid HTS magnet prototyping enabled thermal design to be
locked. Long-lead materials on order; expect magnet
construction in December.
57. 57
Cooperative Entities
Southern California Edison – Participant in Circuit of the Future through
contract with California Energy Commission.
American Electric Power – Participant as host utility for 138 kV
demonstration Project.
Consolidated Edison – Participated in study of Compact FCL and
participates in regular program updates.
LANL – Contributed in the areas of magnetic modeling, testing and data
analysis.
ORNL – Contributed in the area of AC loss measurements of different
conductors.
NEETRAC – Zenergy is a member of organization providing guidance to
steer FCL performance and testing requirements.
CIGRE Working Group A3.23-Fault Current Limiters – member of
working group.
IEEE Working Group on Testing of Fault Current Limiters – member
of task force.