V. R. Naphade
Mrs. K. V. Naphade
Dr. V. N. Ghate
Abstract
The power industries worldwide have witnessed a large growth in demand, and the emergence of cost effective distributed generations leads to the interconnections of power networks. The modern grids thus are complex. The handling of the inevitable short-circuit current became a serious concern as it may cause enormous damage to the costly power components. The conventional measures to handle these harmful faults degrade the efficiency of the system operation. The Saturated Core Fault Current Limiter (SCFCL) is an advanced FCL technology solution, and its effective implementation may allow optimal resource utilization. The paper aims at a comprehensive topology survey of SCFCLs including the features and the drawbacks, and the review is based on the standard publications in recent times. The selection of the topology is an engineering problem for the optimized performance of the SCFCL application in the power sector. For the increased market adoption, the development of a compact topology with the improved performance envelope has been a long way research. Therefore, the study will act as the foundation for the researchers and scholars to work on this enabling technology in the electrical power sector.
Keywords- configuration, distributed generation, fault current limiter, saturated core fault current limiter, topology