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Superconductors in the power grid : materials and applications /
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: Materia...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam [Netherlands] :
Woodhead Publishing,
2015.
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| Colección: | Woodhead Publishing in energy ;
no. 65. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Related titles; Superconductors in the Power Grid; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One
- Fundamentals and materials; 1
- The power grid and the impact of high-temperature superconductor technology: an overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Overview of the electric power grid; 1.3 Elements of the electric power grid; 1.4 Superconductivity; 1.5 Status and prospects of superconductor power equipment; 1.6 Conclusion and future trends; Acknowledgments; References.
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- Fundamentals of superconductivity2.1 History; 2.2 Meissner effect; 2.3 London equations and magnetic penetration depth; 2.4 Critical currents in type I superconductors; 2.5 Magnetization in type I superconductors; 2.6 Intermediate state; 2.7 Coherence length; 2.8 Type II superconductors; 2.9 The mixed state: Hc1 and Hc2; 2.10 Reversible magnetization in type II superconductors; 2.11 Critical currents and irreversible magnetic properties of type II superconductors; 2.12 Entropy and free energy; 2.13 Bardeen, Cooper and Schrieffer (BCS) theory.
- 2.14 Low-temperature metallic superconductors (LTS): NbTi, Nb3Sn, and MgB22.15 High-temperature superconductivity; 2.16 Comparison of HTS to LTS properties and summary of fundamental parameters; 2.17 Practical superconductors; Acknowledgment; References; 3
- Bismuth-based oxide (BSCCO) high-temperature superconducting wires for power grid applications: properties and fabrication; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Properties of bismuth-based oxide (BSCCO); 3.3 Fabrication of BSCCO superconducting cables and wires; 3.4 Applications of BSCCO superconducting cables and wires; 3.5 Future trends.
- AcknowledgmentsReferences; 4
- Second-generation (2G) coated high-temperature superconducting cables and wires for power grid applications; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Second-generation (2G) materials and wire design; 4.3 2G wire fabrication approaches; 4.4 2G manufacturers and wire properties; 4.5 Applications (brief review of major applications for 2G wire); 4.6 Conclusion and future trends; 4.7 Sources of further information and advice; References; Part Two
- High-temperature superconducting (HTS) cable technology; 5
- High-temperature superconducting (HTS) AC cables for power grid applications.
- 5.1 Introduction5.2 High-temperature superconducting (HTS) AC cable design; 5.3 AC loss of HTS cables; 5.4 Terminations; 5.5 Cryogenic refrigeration systems for HTS AC cables; 5.6 Principles of fault-current-limiting HTS AC cables; 5.7 Inductance and capacitance; 5.8 Some major HTS AC cable projects; 5.9 Conclusion: commercial prospects for HTS AC cable; Acknowledgments; References; 6
- Using superconducting DC cables to improve the efficiency of electricity transmission and distribution (T & D) networks: ... ; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Superconducting cable systems: key elements.