Superconductors in the Power Grid: Materials and Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy)

Superconductors offer high throughput with low electric losses and have the potential to transform the electric power grid. Transmission networks incorporating cables of this type could, for example, deliver more power and enable substantial energy savings. Superconductors in the Power Grid: Materials and Applications provides an overview of superconductors and their applications in power grids. Sections address the design and engineering of cable systems and fault current limiters and other emerging applications for superconductors in the power grid, as well as case studies of industrial applications of superconductors in the power grid. Expert editor from highly respected US government-funded research centre Unique focus on superconductors in the power grid Comprehensive coverage Content: Related titles, Page ii Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv List of contributors, Pages xi-xii, A. Allais, K. Allweins, J.W. Bray, C.E. Bruzek, R.G. Buckley, T.A. Coombs, J.A. Demko, D. Dickson, N. Glasson, L. Graber, Z. Jiang, C.H. Kim, N. Lallouet, L.Z. Lin, A.P. Malozemoff, E. Marzahn, V. Meerovich, S. Pamidi, M. Pannu, C.M. Rey, M.W. Rupich, et al. Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy, Pages xiii-xvii Dedication, Page xix Preface, Page xxi Acknowledgements, Page xxiii 1 - The power grid and the impact of high-temperature superconductor technology: An overview, Pages 3-28, A.P. Malozemoff 2 - Fundamentals of superconductivity, Pages 29-73, C.M. Rey, A.P. Malozemoff 3 - Bismuth-based oxide (BSCCO) high-temperature superconducting wires for power grid applications: Properties and fabrication, Pages 75-95, K. Sato 4 - Second-generation (2G) coated high-temperature superconducting cables and wires for power grid applications, Pages 97-130, M.W. Rupich 5 - High-temperature superconducting (HTS) AC cables for power grid applications, Pages 133-188, A.P. Malozemoff, J. Yuan, C.M. Rey 6 - Using superconducting DC cables to improve the efficiency of electricity transmission and distribution (T&D) networks: An overview, Pages 189-224, C.E. Bruzek, A. Allais, K. Allweins, D. Dickson, N. Lallouet, E. Marzahn 7 - High-temperature superconducting (HTS) power cables cooled by helium gas, Pages 225-260, S. Pamidi, C.H. Kim, L. Graber 8 - High-temperature superconducting cable cooling systems for power grid applications, Pages 261-280, J.A. Demko 9 - High-temperature superconducting fault current limiters (FCLs) for power grid applications, Pages 283-324, V. Meerovich, V. Sokolovsky 10 - High-temperature superconducting motors and generators for power grid applications, Pages 325-344, J.W. Bray 11 - High-temperature superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) for power grid applications, Pages 345-365, T.A. Coombs 12 - High-temperature superconducting (HTS) transformers for power grid applications, Pages 367-397, M.P. Staines, Z. Jiang, N. Glasson, R.G. Buckley, M. Pannu 13 - Implementing high-temperature superconductors for the power grid in practice: The case of China, Pages 399-425, L.Y. Xiao, L.Z. Lin, X.H. Zhang, Y. Xin, Y.J. Tang Index, Pages 427-438

Superconductors offer high throughput with low electric losses and have the potential to transform the electric power grid. Transmission networks incorporating cables of this type could, for example, deliver more power and enable substantial energy savings. Superconductors in the Power Grid: Materials and Applications provides an overview of superconductors and their applications in power grids. Sections address the design and engineering of cable systems and fault current limiters and other emerging applications for superconductors in the power grid, as well as case studies of industrial applications of superconductors in the power grid.

• Expert editor from highly respected US government-funded research centre
• Unique focus on superconductors in the power grid
• Comprehensive coverage

Superconductors offer high throughput with low electric losses and have the potential to transform the electric power grid. Transmission networks incorporating cables of this type could, for example, deliver more power and enable substantial energy savings. __Superconductors in the Power Grid: Materials and Applications__ provides an overview of superconductors and their applications in power grids. Sections address the design and engineering of cable systems and fault current limiters and other emerging applications for superconductors in the power grid, as well as case studies of industrial applications of superconductors in the power grid.