Overcurrent Simulation Test for High-Temperature Superconducting Generator

Author

Wang, Wensen ; Li, Liang ; Zhang, Tao ; Alexander, James P. ; Huang, Xianrui ; Laskaris, Evangelos T. ; Bray, J.W. ; Fogarty, James M.

Author_Institution

Gen. Electr. Global Res. Center, Niskayuna, NY

Volume

44

Issue

4

fYear

2008

Firstpage

1160

Lastpage

1164

Abstract

A small high-temperature superconductor (HTS) coil was designed and tested at the General Electric Global Research Center to evaluate the overcurrent capability for the HTS generator rotor. The superconducting rotor coil is a layer-wound racetrack coil using the BSCCO 2223 conductor. Overcurrent simulation tests have been done to simulate the fault operation condition for the generator based on previous analysis work. The obtained data are used to evaluate the performance of the HTS material in generator applications.

Keywords

bismuth compounds; calcium compounds; electric generators; high-temperature superconductors; machine testing; rotors; strontium compounds; superconducting coils; superconducting machines; BSCCO 2223 conductor; BiSrCaCuO; General Electric Global Research Center; HTS coil; high-temperature superconducting generator rotor; layer-wound racetrack coil; overcurrent simulation test; Bismuth compounds; Circuit faults; Conducting materials; High temperature superconductors; Power generation; Rotors; Superconducting coils; Superconducting epitaxial layers; Superconducting filaments and wires; Testing; Generator; high-temperature superconductor (HTS); overcurrent; quench;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIA.2008.926221

Filename

4578811