Study of recovery characteristics of 2nd generation HTS tapes with different stabilizers for resistive type superconducting fault current limiters

•Three methods of measuring the recovery time of HTS tapes are compared.•Four tapes with different stabilizers were tested to compare their recovery characteristics.•The HTS tapes with thinner stabilizers have better recovery characteristics.•Encapsulation makes the recovery characteristics of HTS tapes worse.•The results can be reference of the re-reclosed operation time interval.