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First successful test of 10 mm diameter direct current transmission cable at 7550 A

A high-temperature superconducting cable aimed at 5 MW dc-power transmission at 270 V for Department of Defense applications that operate at 55 K has been constructed and successfully tested at 76 K. The flexible cable, which has a outer diameter of only 10 mm, carries a superconducting current of 7550 A during single-phase operation and […]

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In the News: MIT Technology Review

As published by MIT Technology Review: ENERGY NEWS Super-thin Superconducting Cables New compact cables show promise for power transmission and high-field magnets. By Prachi Patel on February 23, 2011 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a way to make high-­?temperature superconducting power cables that are a tenth the diameter

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In the News: R&D Magazine

As published by R&D Magazine: 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

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In the News: National Institute of Standard and Technology

As published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology: Compact High-Temperature Superconducting Cables Demonstrated at NIST For Immediate Release: February 10, 2011 Contact: Laura Ost 303-497-4880 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

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