American Electric Power (AEP), owner of the largest electricity transmission system, has reached an agreement to install Zenergy Power’s Smart Grid device known as a Fault Current Limiter. The installation will be the first FCL product installed for transmission voltage in the United States.
The Zenergy Power FCL is a proprietary superconductor technology intended to suppress excess power associated with “fault currents.” Fault currents are abnormal electrical currents associated with problems like short circuits or abnormally low impedance paths. If successful, the newly developed product could protect large-scale grid equipment such as cables, transformers, capacitor banks, and switchgear.
via Smart Grid: Zenergy Smart Grid Devices Will Protect AEP Transmission Lines.
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