These R&D of YBCO coated conductor wire is progressing very fast. The manufacturing lengths for a single wire have reached up to several hundred meters with high quality. Due to its promising cost predictions, YBCO coated conductor (CC) material might considerably increase the economic feasibility of superconducting power devices (cables, transformers, machines, current limiters and energy storage) in near future. The main requirement for YBCO wire in resistive superconducting fault current limiters (SCFCLs) is quench safety for various short-circuit conditions. Up to now, only a few authors report on this subject. This paper presents experimental quench test results with short and medium length samples of YBCO coated conductor wire for different test conditions. The experimental results confirm the feasibility of YBCO coated conductor wire for application in resistive SCFCLs. Short samples showed fast and effective limitation up to an electric field of 2.7 V/cm for a short-circuit time of 100 ms without material degradation. Even relatively inhomogeneous short samples showed a non-destructive quench. The tests clearly demonstrate that a good contact between the cap layer and the substrate is mandatory to avoid hot spots during quench.
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