Published May 1, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Ways for power applications of high temperature superconductors to go into the real world

Creators

  • 1. Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 240-8501 (Japan)

Description

Owing to recent progress in high temperature superconductor (HTS) technology, Bi2223/Ag-sheathed tapes are produced on mass production scales and a 100 m long YBCO sample with a significant value of the transport critical current has been developed. Research into and development of various HTS power apparatus are ongoing in many countries. The technical feasibility of the HTS apparatus is currently being demonstrated and now the economic feasibility needs to be demonstrated. In the paper, costs of HTS conductors are projected and the cost targets to be met by HTS apparatus if they are to be competitive as regards cost with conventional or alternative apparatus are estimated. On the basis of these studies, ways for the HTS power apparatus to go into the real world are described

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-2048/17/S185/sust4_5_019.pdf or at the Web site for the journal Superconductor Science and Technology (ISSN 1361-6668) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Superconductor Science and Technology
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. S185-S190
ISSN
0953-2048
CODEN
SUSTEF

Conference

Title
6. European conference on applied superconductivity
Acronym
EUCAS 2003
Dates
14-18 Sep 2003
Place
Sorrento (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35069328
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BISMUTH; CRITICAL CURRENT; ELECTRIC POWER; HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS; SILVER
Descriptors DEC
CURRENTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELEMENTS; METALS; POWER; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; TYPE-II SUPERCONDUCTORS