Fault Current Limiters

This panel session, organized by the IEEE WG PC37.302 which develops a guide on testing of fault current limiters (FCLs), will discuss the development, specification, testing, and applications of emerging FCL technologies in the context of system integration and operation of these novel devices in the power grid. The goal of this session is to provide the broader power systems community with an update on this exciting field of apparatus development and share experiences from existing or emerging FCL applications. The panelists span the entire spectrum of stakeholders: developers/vendors of FCLs, utilities, testing labs, and academia. After an overview on the topic by the chairman the panelists will provide their individual perspective on FCL developments, aspects of testing FCLs, discuss system interrogation challenges, and present operational experiences in the field.