Techniques for improving reliability of a fault current limiting system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9121879
APP PUB NO 20130221979A1
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13493782

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Techniques for improving reliability of a superconducting fault current limiting system (SCFCL) are provided. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method of improving a reliability of a superconducting fault current limiting system (SCFCL), the SCFCL system comprising a superconductor provided in a container. The method may comprise providing one or more sensors capable of detecting a fault current proximate to the superconductor; determining a change in the condition of the superconductor as a result of the fault current; and estimating the lifetime of the superconductor based on the change in the condition of the superconductor.

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VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES INC35 DORY ROAD GLOUCESTER MA 01930

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Amato, Mark R Bedford, US 54 279
Murphy, Paul J Reading, US 36 575
Strassner, James D Austin, US 25 73
Tekletsadik, Kasegn D Middleton, US 29 99

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