Progress in HTS Power Applications in the United States

The field of high temperature superconducting (HTS) power applications is very active in the United States. On the one hand, it is driven by the needs of the electric power grid, which has suffered from declining investment for many years. HTS cables, reactive power devices and fault current limiter...

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Published inTEION KOGAKU (Journal of Cryogenics and Superconductivity Society of Japan) Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 164 - 169
Main Author MALOZEMOFF, Alexis P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo CRYOGENICS AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2006
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Subjects
fault current limiter
high temperature superconductor
HTS cable
HTS wire
ship propulsion
synchronous condenser
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Summary:The field of high temperature superconducting (HTS) power applications is very active in the United States. On the one hand, it is driven by the needs of the electric power grid, which has suffered from declining investment for many years. HTS cables, reactive power devices and fault current limiters address power grid issues. An HTS-based dynamic synchronous condenser is the world's first commercial power product. On the other hand, there is great interest from the US military in applications such as ship propulsion motors, lightweight generators, gyrotron microwave sources and degaussing cables.
ISSN:0389-2441
1880-0408
DOI:10.2221/jcsj.41.164