Fault current limiter

Fault current limiter
  A device that uses superconductors to limit or reduce instantaneously unanticipated electrical surges that may occur on utility distribution and transmission networks (Source: Superconductivity News Update, U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
  California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms

Energy terms . 2014.

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