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Single and three-phase AC losses in HTS superconducting power transmission line prototype cables

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OSTI ID:548693
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  2. American Superconductor, Inc., Westborough, MA (United States)
AC losses in two, one-meter-long lengths of HTS prototype multi-strand conductors (PMC`s) are measured with a temperature-difference calorimeter. Both single-phase and three-phase losses are examined with ac currents up to 1,000 A rms. The calorimeter, designed specifically for these measurements, has a precision of 1 mW. PMC {number_sign}1 has two helically-wound, non-insulated layers of HTS tape (19 tapes per layer), each layer wrapped with opposite pitch. PMC {number_sign}2 is identical except for insulation between the layers. The measured ac losses show no significant effect of interlayer insulation and depend on about the third power of the current--a result in agreement with the Bean-Norris model adapted to the double-helix configuration. The three-phase losses are a factor of two higher than those exhibited by a single isolated conductor, indicating a significant interaction between phases.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States); Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
548693
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--97-3044; CONF-970758--; ON: DE98000997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English