在对电力系统中短路电流过大问题以及传统的限流措施总结评价的基础上 ,概括了一种新型保护 -故障限流器的基本作用 ,提出了它的设计要求 ,并从基本原理、技术实现以及功能效果等方面对其发展和现状作了详细的叙述和评价 ,提出了目前需要解决的问题 ,最后对其研究发展方向作了进一步的分析展望 Based on the summarization and evaluation of the short circuit current in the power system and the traditional current limiting measure, the basic function of a new type of protection-fault current limiter is summarized and its design requirements are put forward. The basic principle, technology The realization and the function and so on its development and the present situation has carried on the detailed narration and the appraisal, has put forward the question which needs to be solved at present, finally made the further analysis prospect to its research development direction