There are two main types of superconducting fault current
limiters being used for current limitation. One is the inductiveor
shielded core type and the other a resistive type.
The limiter being modeled in this work is a resistive-type limiter
made of melt cast proposed BSCCO 2212 which has already
been tested successfully [2]. It is a high superconductor material
and is operated at 65 K to increase the critical current density
. To reduce the magnetic field and the forces due to
the high currents during limitation the limiter is made as a bifilar
wound coil. The important parameters of the limiter are shown
in Table I.