Application of resistive superconducting fault current limiters in offshore oil production platforms

This manuscript presents an analysis of the integration of superconducting fault current limiters (SFCL) in floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) platforms. Short-circuit studies based on dynamic simulations of an FPSO power system with an integrated SFCL were carried out. The simulation model used to reproduce the transient behavior of the SFCL device is based on the so-called thermal-electrical analogy. The results show that SFCLs are reliable devices for maintaining fault current levels within typical equipment ratings of the FPSO power system.