Baldan, C. A. [UNESP]Lamas, J. S.Bernardes, A. A.Shigue, C. Y.Ruppert Filho, E.2014-12-032014-12-032013-04-01Journal Of Superconductivity And Novel Magnetism. New York: Springer, v. 26, n. 4, p. 1241-1245, 2013.1557-1939http://hdl.handle.net/11449/113554A superconducting fault current limiter (SCFL) consisted of a transformer with low reactance connected to the power line and with the secondary winding short-circuited by a modular superconducting limiter device with 16 elements connected in series was constructed and tested. The designed coupling transformer has low dispersion reactance in order to limit the voltage drop in the power line within the range of 5 % to 10 %. The experimental results showed that an insertion of a 0.125 Omega resistance limited the peak current to a factor of 2.5 times of the unlimited current. The power dissipation reached 39 kW during 100 ms, with an energy density of 380 J/cm(3). Based on these results, the SCFL will be further tested in a 3 MVA (15 kV/380 V) generator for currents up to 10 kA.1241-1245engSuperconducting fault current limiterYBCO coated conductorYBCO recovery characteristicsCurrent limiting ratioArtigo10.1007/s10948-012-1888-3WOS:000317014500093Acesso restrito1689995854269032