SATURATED CORE FAULT CURRENT LIMITER

Chaidir Agam Ubaidillah

Nanang Hariyanto

Muhammad Nurdin

Abstract

Adding generator and interconnection one subsystem to another system

make some new problems like increasing short-circuit level. Saturated
core transformator fault current limiter is one of new method to reduce
short-circuit level. This device utilizes the change in permeability between
saturated and unsaturated states of a magnetic core to provide both low
steady state losses and effective fault current limiting. Modelling this
device to get some result is very important then know about a right place
and know about the result of transformator when we put to the system.
Saturated core transformer can build in a software Matlab and PSCAD by
using variable of inductor that depends on current of the system.

Methods

Simulation and Results

In Equations, Impedance of iron core can show as equation

1. the equation prove that inductance depend on
permeability of iro core
2

=
(1)

Software PSCAD is used for simulation of saturated core

fault current limiter, As Figure 1, impedance value of
saturated transformator depends on current of the
system. So, modelling of saturated core transformer use
a variable insuctor that control by the value of current
system. As figure 3, we put the variable inductor to
substitute a sataurated core transformer fault current
limiter.

Figure 1. Value of inductance

in saturated core.
The basic structure about
saturate core transformator
is shown in figure 2. The
model of SCFCL due to this
structure. There is a
eksternal DC current to this
core. So, the core will work
in saturated in normal
conditions.

Value of inductance in
saturated core is shown in
figure 1. The Highest of
inductance of core on knee
point.
The
smallest
inductance on saturated
are with the high current.
So, the idea of saturated
core Fault current limiter is
to work the core at
saturated area in normal
conditions and work at
knee
point
in
fault
conditions.

Figure 4. The Result of Simulation

Default Sistem
Using SCFCL
Figure 2. Basic Structure
of SCFCL.

Variable
Impedance

Source

Load
Constan
Impedance

Switch

Figure 3. Circuit of Simulation

Logic
Fault

Diagram Of simple modelling Saturated core

Transformer Fault Current Limiter

Current (kA)

(%) Reduce

28
16

42.3%

The result of this simulation shown that fault current

limiter can reduce short circuit current until 42.3%. And it
is proven that saturated core is one of component which
can reduce a short circuit current significantly
Discussion & Conclusion
The Indctor variable model are described representation
of saturated core fault current limiter. Due to development
of the opimitimize location of saturated transformer and
the other effect of saturated transforme are also
suggested.