A novel magnetic-controlled switcher type fault current limiter (FCL) based on the topology of the saturated iron core high temperature superconducting FCL is proposed.The magnetic field distribution of the FCL iron core is analyzed by FEA software ANSYS.The current limiting characteristic is investigated by both 3-D field-circuit coupled simulation and Matlab.The experiments on the 220 V/50 A test model show that the FCL can limit the fault current swiftly and effectively, and the FCL has the advantages of simple and reliable structure, flexible control strategy.The simulation and experimental results prove that the theoretical expectation and current limiting performance is satisfactory for practical use.