China
- Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Baiyin City
- Shanghai Electric
- Southern Power Network
- Yunnan Power Grid
At its Puji Substation, China’s Southern Power Network installed and operated a saturated core FCL made by InnoPower.
Continental Europe
- A2A Reti Elettriche SPA
- Endesa Distribucion Electrica S.L.
- RWE Rhein-Ruhr Netzservice
- Stadtweke Augsberg Energie
- Vattenfall
- Východoslovenská Energetika A.S.
A2A Reti Elettriche SPA, in collaboration with RSE, tested a Bi-2223 Fault Current Limiter in its San Dionigi substation. As a result, a new test of a more advanced design is scheduled.
A2A's new test of an advanced design Fault Current Limiter will be configured as shown above.
A2A's San Dionogi substation is on the outskirts of Milano, as shown above.
Following A2A’s initial test of a single phase, Bi-2223 resistive FCL at its San Dionigi substation, a 3 phase Bi-2223 resistive FCL is being installed to limit faults on a 9 kV line. At the same time, work on a 3-phase, REBaCuO FCL has begun. It too will be demonstrated at San Dionigi where is will protect four feeders. The REBaCuO FCL will be put on a 10kV – 2 kA line.
Under the name ECCOFLOW, the five indicated European utilities are partnering with a team of European institutions to develop and demonstrate a 24 kV FCL that will incorporate REBaCuO tapes. The FCL will be demonstrated at Endessa’s facility in Palma Mallorca and VSE’s facility in Kosice Slovakia, as shown below.
Airplane over Endessa
At its substation on Palma Mallorca, Endessa will demonstrate a resistive FCL (incorporating REBaCuO tape) that will limit faults on a 24kV line. The is being designed and built by the ECCOFLOW project, funded by the European Commission. In addition to Endessa, four other European utilities are involved, including Východoslovenská Energetika A.S. which dedicated space in its substation in Kosice, Slovakia for a subsequent demonstration of the same FCL.
From November 2009 to December 2010, at its Boxberg generating station, Vattenfall Ag installed and tested a resistive FCL made by Nexans. A second field test is scheduled to begin in Q4 2011.
Stadtswerke Augsberg has designated this location (green) for its 2012 demonstration of an FCL that is being developed by Bruker, Schneider Electric and Stadtswerke Augsberg itself. The FCL will protect a 10kV line from Stadtwerke Augsberg’s substation (blue) to the factory of MTU Onsite Energie (yellow).
Japan
- Kyushu Electric
Korea
- KEPCO
At its Icheon substation near Seoul, in August 2011, KEPCO installed a resistive Fault Current limiter made by KEPRI & LSIS. This FCL is now serving in KEPCO's grid.
United Kingdom
