Applications of High Temperature Superconductors to Electric Power Equipment (PDF)

The only one-stop reference to design, analysis, and
manufacturing concepts for power devices utilizing HTS.

High temperature superconductors (HTS) have been used for
building many devices for electric grids worldwide and for large
ship propulsion motors for the U.S. Navy. And yet, there has been
no single source discussing theory and design issues relating to
power applications of HTS--until now. This book provides
design and analysis for various devices and includes examples of
devices built over the last decade.

Starting with a complete overview of HTS, the subsequent
chapters are dedicated to specific devices: cooling and thermal
insulation systems; rotating AC and DC machines; transformers;
fault current limiters; power cables; and Maglev transport. As
applicable, each chapter provides a history of the device,
principles, configuration, design and design challenges,
prototypes, and manufacturing issues, with each ending with a
summary of the material covered. The design analysis and design
examples provide critical insight for readers to successfully
design their own devices. Original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
designers, industry and utilities users, universities and defense
services research groups, and senior/postgraduate engineering
students and instructors will rely on this resource.

"HTS technology reduces electric losses and increases the
efficiency of power equipment. This book by Swarn Kalsi, a leading
expert on the HTS subject, provides a survey of the HTS technology
and the design rules, performance analyses, and manufacturing
concepts for power application-related devices. It compares
conventional and HTS technology approaches for device design and
provides significant examples of devices utilizing the HTS
technology today. The book is useful for a broad spectrum of
professionals worldwide: students, teaching staff, and OEM
designers as well as users in industry and electric
utilities."

--Professor Dr. Rolf Hellinger, Research and
Technologies Corporate Technology, Siemens AG