Patent ID: 7359164

Claim:
A matrix-type superconducting fault current limiter having a current limiting matrix section, said fault current limiter comprising: a trigger matrix section connected in series with the current limiting matrix, said trigger matrix section comprising at least one first inductor section connected in series with a second inductor section; wherein said first inductor section in said trigger matrix section comprises at least two inductors connected in parallel with each other, said inductors are made of electrically conductive material; wherein said second inductor section in said trigger matrix section comprises at least one inductor group, said inductor group comprising plurality of inductors made of electrically conductive material connected in parallel with each other and with at least one superconductor component, wherein said second inductor section also comprises a plurality of said inductor groups electrically connected in parallel; wherein the number of said inductors in said first inductor section is the same as the number of said inductor groups in said second inductor section; wherein said inductor in said first inductor section is wrapped around the superconductor component of a corresponding inductor group in said second inductor section.