Development of low-loss Nb/sub 3/Sn for ac power transmission: a review

Conference · Tue Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7349552

Bussiere, J F

A superconducting cable incorporating Nb/sub 3/Sn is briefly described and requirements for the superconductor discussed. State of the art metallurgical procedures for reducing ac losses and increasing critical currents of Nb/sub 3/Sn are reviewed. The loss behavior is then related to presently available theoretical models and shown to depend largely on surface currents which are attributed to the surface barrier. Effects of temperature, trapped magnetic flux, cladding, and cable configuration are discussed. 11 figures, 43 references.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y. (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
• DOE Contract Number: E(30-1)-16
• OSTI ID: 7349552
• Report Number(s): BNL-21743; CONF-760829-11; TRN: 76-022923
• Resource Relation: Conference: Applied superconductivity conference, Stanford, CA, USA, 17 Aug 1976
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
NIOBIUM BASE ALLOYS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
SUPERCONDUCTING CABLES
LOSSES
TIN ALLOYS
INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
POWER TRANSMISSION
REVIEWS
SUPERCONDUCTING COMPOSITES
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE
ALLOYS
CABLES
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
CONDUCTOR DEVICES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC CABLES
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
EQUIPMENT
NIOBIUM ALLOYS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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