High temperature superconducting transmission cables: The future of power transmission in North America
- Pirelli Cable Corp., Lexington, SC (United States)
Today, in the area of underground transmission cables the need for new installation or replacement of the existing ones with larger capacity cables is greater and greater for various reasons. Development of high temperature superconducting (HTS) transmission cable systems provides an opportunity to bring he transmission systems towards an advanced generation with largely increased capacity. This paper describes the design concept of a room temperature dielectric HTS cable and summarizes its development program. The advantages and applications of HTS cables are also discussed. Taking into account that HTS cable systems will be competitive with conventional ones it is foreseen that a large portion of North American utilities will adopt the new generation of cables in the near future.
- OSTI ID:
- 376116
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960426-; TRN: IM9642%%204
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 58. annual meeting of the American power conference, Chicago, IL (United States), 9-11 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the American Power Conference. Volume 58-I; McBride, A.E. [ed.]; PB: 767 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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