Manufacturing of HTS composite wire for a superconducting power transmission cable demonstration

Author

Buczek, M. ; Masur, L.J. ; Miles, P.K. ; Sivo, F. ; Marlowe, D. ; Podtburg, E.R. ; Parker, D.R. ; Fleshler, S. ; Scudiere, J.D. ; Metra, P. ; Nassi, M. ; Rahman, M. ; Von Dollen, D.W.

Author_Institution

American Supercond. Corp., Westborough, MA, USA

Volume

7

Issue

2

fYear

1997

fDate

6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2196

Lastpage

2200

Abstract

American Superconductor Corporation, Pirelli Cable Corporation, and the Electric fewer Research Institute are engaged in a program aimed at developing a commercially viable high temperature superconducting power transmission cable. The first phase of the program has been completed with the fabrication and testing of a 50 meter conductor for a power transmission cable. Over 12,000 meters of wire have been manufactured and thoroughly tested. In this paper, we will present and discuss data of the production wires used in the 50 meter conductor. In addition, we will discuss electrical and mechanical performance data used to qualify a high performance, high strength wire.

Keywords

high-temperature superconductors; superconducting cables; HTS composite wire; commercially viable high temperature superconducting power transmission cable; high strength wire; superconducting power transmission cable demonstration; Conductors; Fabrication; High temperature superconductors; Manufacturing; Power transmission; Production; Superconducting cables; Superconducting filaments and wires; Superconducting transmission lines; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.621030

Filename

621030