Fault Current Limiter For Electrical Power System Protection Using Novel Electromechanical Actuator

This paper presents a fault current limiter for electrical power system protection. It uses a novel configuration of an electromechanical actuator based on variable reluctance operation. Electromagnetic analysis of the actuator is performed using the finite element method under steady state and transient conditions to evaluate short circuit current limitation. A single-phase model is used for the performance assessment of the fault current limitation.