High temperature superconductors as a technological discontinuity in the power cable industry

Conference · Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:121652

Beales, T P; McCormack, J S ^[1]

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1. BICC Cables Ltd., Hebburn (United Kingdom)

The advent of superconductivity above 77 K represents to the power cable industry a technological discontinuity analogous to that seen in the copper telecommunications industry by the arrival of optical fibres. This phenomenon is discussed along with technical criteria and performance targets needed for high temperature superconducting wire to have an economic impact in transmission cables.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Washington, DC (United States); National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, TX (United States). Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
• OSTI ID: 121652
• Report Number(s): CONF-940627-Vol.2; ON: TI95017155; TRN: 99:003591
• Resource Relation: Conference: 4. international conference and exhibition of the World Congress on Superconductivity, Orlando, FL (United States), 27 Jun - 1 Jul 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the fourth international conference and exhibition: World Congress on superconductivity. Volume 2; Krishen, K.; Burnham, C. [eds.] [National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, TX (United States). Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center]; PB: 400 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTING CABLES
HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS
ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY
SUPERCONDUCTING WIRES
ECONOMIC IMPACT