Commercialization of ceramic superconductor composite wires

Journal Article · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · American Ceramic Society Bulletin; (United States)

OSTI ID:6270660

Riley, G N; Carter, W L ^[1]

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1. American Superconductor Corp., Westborough, MA (United States)

Recent advances in the development of high-temperature superconductor (HTS) composite wires demonstrate an increasingly realistic potential for commercial applications, such as power transmission cables, motors, and superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) systems. Successful commercialization requires the development of manufacturing technologies that can produce high-performance, low-cost HTS wires. The achievement of this goal has been occurring through an understanding of the basic relationships between the processing, properties, and microstructures of complex ceramic superconductors. Remarkable results have already been demonstrated with the oxide-powder-in-tube (OPIT) process. The purpose of this paper is to review the recent progress of OPIT-processed HTS composite wires and prototype products fabricated from these wires.

• OSTI ID: 6270660
• Journal Information: American Ceramic Society Bulletin; (United States), Journal Name: American Ceramic Society Bulletin; (United States) Vol. 72:7; ISSN 0002-7812; ISSN ACSBA7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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