Operating Results of the Albany (NY) High Temperature Superconducting Cable System

Author

Weber, C. ; Lee, R. ; Masuda, T. ; Moscovic, J.

Author_Institution

SuperPower Inc., Schenectady, NY

fYear

2007

fDate

24-28 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The Albany HTS Cable Project team (BOC, National Grid, Sumitomo Electric, Superpower) have built and tested a 350-m long HTS cable and cryogenic system rated at 48 MVA (800_rms, 34.5-kV). The cable system included the world´s first demonstration of an HTS cable-to-cable joint (or splice) as well as some novel design aspects in both the cryogenic refrigeration system and the terminations. The cable was installed and began operation in July 2006. This paper will summarize the testing and operational aspects of the HTS cable system and its integration into the existing National Grid 34.5-kV network.

Keywords

cryogenics; power grids; refrigeration; superconducting cables; Albany HTS Cable Project team; Albany high temperature superconducting cable system; HTS cable-to-cable joint; National Grid; apparent power 48 MVA; cryogenic refrigeration system; voltage 34.5 kV; Bismuth compounds; Cryogenics; High temperature superconductors; Power cables; Refrigeration; Superconducting cables; Superconducting transmission lines; System testing; Underground power cables; Wire; Cryogenic Refrigeration Systems; HTS Cables; High Temperature Superconductors; Superconducting Cables;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2007. IEEE

Conference_Location

Tampa, FL

ISSN

1932-5517

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1296-X

Electronic_ISBN

1932-5517

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2007.386219

Filename

4275985