Superconducting transmission cables

Author

Willis, Jeffrey O.

Author_Institution

Superconductivity Technol. Centre, Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA

Volume

20

Issue

8

fYear

2000

fDate

8/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

10

Lastpage

14

Abstract

The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity (HTS) in 1986-1988 rekindled interest in superconducting power transmission cables. Many projects are underway around the world to study the use of HTS power transmission cables. The siting and environmental issues facing the expansion of transmission capacity have become increasingly more difficult with time. The HTS power cable may be able to address some of these issues, especially in urban areas, where HTS retrofits of existing conventional cables can increase capacity substantially without increasing the footprint of the cable right of way. Several of the cable projects employing HTS are discussed in this article

Keywords

high-temperature superconductors; power cables; superconducting cables; cable right of way; high-temperature superconductivity; superconducting power transmission cables; superconducting transmission cables; urban areas; Conductors; High temperature superconductors; Laboratories; Petroleum; Power generation; Power transmission; Power transmission lines; Superconducting cables; Superconducting transmission lines; Superconductivity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Engineering Review, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/39.857447

Filename

857447