DocumentCode
1344455
Title
HTS transformers
Author
McConnell, B.W. ; Mehta, S.P. ; Walker, M.S.
Author_Institution
Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., TN, USA
Volume
20
Issue
6
fYear
2000
fDate
6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
7
Lastpage
11
Abstract
The paper elucidates on some of the potential systems benefits and provides an update of progress in major high-temperature superconductor (HTS) transformer development programs worldwide. It begins with background sections on earlier low-temperature-superconductor (LTS) transformer developments and on transformer losses and efficiencies and their influence on total owning costs (TOC) as one of the major drivers that may determine the success and broad acceptance of HTS transformers for power applications
Keywords
high-temperature superconductors; power transformers; superconducting devices; HTSC power transformers; development programs; high-temperature superconductors; power applications; total owning costs; transformer efficiencies; transformer losses; Conducting materials; Conductors; Costs; High temperature superconductors; Performance gain; Performance loss; Power transformer insulation; Power transformers; Steel; Transformer cores;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Engineering Review, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0272-1724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/39.846102
Filename
846102
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