Title :
Planned grid installation of high temperature cable in Albany, NY
Author :
Reis, Chandra T. ; Dada, Aly ; Masuda, Takato ; Spadafore, James R. ; Weber, Charles S.
Author_Institution :
SuperPower Inc., Schenectady, NY, USA
Abstract :
A team consisting of an HTS systems manufacturer (SuperPower, Inc.) a global industrial gases company (the BOC group), a cable manufacturer (Sumitomo Electric Industries), and an electric utility (Niagara Mohawk) is developing a 34.5 kV HTS cable for installation in the distribution network in downtown Albany NY. Energization is projected for the fall of 2005. The cable will be rated for 800 A rms, with alt three electrical phases in one cryostat. The 350 m long cable will be pulled through a duct that includes a 90° bend. A Held installed underground cable joint will allow for the replacement of a 30 m section of the original HTS cable with a section manufactured utilizing 2nd generation YBCO, in 2006.
Keywords :
barium compounds; copper compounds; cryogenics; distribution networks; high-temperature superconductors; installation; power distribution planning; superconducting cables; underground cables; ytterbium compounds; 30 m; 300 m; 34.5 kV; 800 A; Albany; HTS; Niagara Mohawk; Sumitomo Electric Industries; YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7/; cable manufacturer; distribution network; electric utility; global industrial gases company; grid installation; high temperature cable; high temperature superconductors; systems manufacturer; underground cable joint; Ducts; Gas industry; Gases; High temperature superconductors; Manufacturing industries; Power cables; Power industry; Superconducting cables; Temperature distribution; Yttrium barium copper oxide;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2004. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8465-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2004.1373105
