Design, build and test a fault current limiter employing magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconducting coils

最近世界各地发生的停电事件对电力网络硬件造成了无法估量的损失，损失高达1000万美元，然而，不可用网络造成的损失要大得多。CIS和ZEnergy Power Pty Ltd(前澳大利亚超导体)自1999年以来一直在开发饱和铁心故障电流限制器(FCL)。第一个采用澳大利亚实体技术的饱和铁心故障电流限制器安装在加利福尼亚州。这项提议的目的是将这项技术扩展到使用新开发的超导二硼化镁(MgB2)线材来展示下一代FCL，这种线材比高温超导体更便宜、更容易制造，而且顺式基团在纳米级化学掺杂的MbB2线材上拥有强大的IP。

Recent occurrences of blackouts around the world caused immeasurable damage to electrical network hardware in the range of $10M, however, the losses from an unavailable network are much more. The CIs and Zenergy Power Pty Ltd (formerly Australian Superconductors) have been developing saturated core fault current limiters (FCL) since 1999. The first saturated core fault current limiter employing the Australian's entity's technology was installed in California. The aim of this proposal is to extend this technology to demonstrate next generation FCL using a newly developed superconductor magnesium diboride (MgB2) wire which is cheaper and easier to manufacture than high temperature superconductors and the CIs' group hold strong IP on nano-scale chemically doped MgB2 wires.