Patents Assigned to IGC-Superpower, LLC
  • Matrix-type superconducting fault current limiter
    Patent number: 6664875
    Abstract: A modular and scalable Matrix-type Fault Current Limiter (MFCL) that functions as a “variable impedance” device in an electric power network, using components made of superconducting and non-superconducting electrically conductive materials. The detection of a fault and subsequent activation of the current-limiting impedance of the MFCL are done passively by built-in matrix design, without assistance of active control mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: IGC-Superpower, LLC
    Inventors: Xing Yuan, Drew W. Hazelton