Design and cost estimate of an 800 MVA superconducting power transmission

Technical Report · Thu Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6119069· OSTI ID:6119069

Alex, P; Ernst, A ^[1]; Forsyth, E; Gibbs, R; Thomas, R; Muller, T ^[2]

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1. Underground Systems, Inc., Armonk, NY (USA)
2. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)

Numerous studies involving cost estimates have been performed for superconducting power transmission systems. As these systems were usually aimed at providing transmission from large clusters of generation the base power rating of the corridor was very high; in the case of the most comprehensive study it was 10,000 MVA. The purpose of this study is to examine a system which is very closely based on the prototype 1000 MVA system which was operated at Brookhaven National Laboratory over a four year period. The purpose of the study is to provide cost estimates for the superconducting system and to compare these estimates with a design based on the use of advanced but conventional cable designs. The work is supported by funding from the Office of Energy Research's Industry/Laboratory Technology Exchange Program. This program is designed to commercialize energy technologies. The technical design of the superconducting system was prepared by the BNL staff, the design of the 800 MVA conventional cable system was done by engineers from Underground Systems Incorporated. Both institutions worked on the cost estimate of the superconducting system. The description and cost estimate of the conventional cable system is given in the Appendix. 5 refs.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 6119069
• Report Number(s): BNL-45428; ON: DE91006919
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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