Compact High-temperature Superconducting Cables Demonstrated

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Compact High-Temperature Superconducting Cables Demonstrated

 

This is a cross-section of a high-temperature superconducting cable design invented at NIST. In the center are copper wires bundled with nylon and plastic insulation. The outer rings are a series of superconducting tapes wrapped in spirals around the copper. The cable is 7.5 millimeters in outer diameter. (Credit: van der Laan/NIST)

 

ScienceDaily (Feb. 18, 2011) — A researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has invented a method of making high-temperature superconducting (HTS) cables that are thinner and more flexible than demonstration HTS cables now installed in the electric power grid while carrying the same or more current. The compact cables could be used in the electric grid as well as scientific and medical equipment and may enable HTS power transmission for military applications.

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110217151451.htm