Title :
Whatever happened to superconducting generators?
Author :
Jurgen, Ronald K.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; James S. Edmonds, Electric Power Research Institute
Abstract :
Superconducting electric power generators are potentially 50 percent smaller, and 1 percent more efficient than other types of generators with the same power output. The 1 percent improvement in efficiency would result in large dollar savings in power generation for utilities over the service life of a superconducting generator.
Keywords :
Conductors; Generators; Helium; Power generation; Power systems; Rotors; Stator windings;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1987.6448049
