High Temperature Superconducting Power Apparatus

High Temperature Superconducting Power Apparatus

Interest in the application of high temperature superconductivity (HTS) to power devices is growing, as a result of major advances in processing materials and the commercial availability of HTS tapes.  Our interest in superconductivity dates back to the early 1980s, when we built and tested a model Low Temperature Superconducting (LTS) generator with liquid helium cooling at 4K. Our current focus is on application of HTS to power apparatus.  Our recent work has established our position as one of the world leaders in the application of HTS technology, and includes:

HTS cables and terminations:

  • Termination concept design and FEA modelling
  • Study of dielectrics for cryogenic applications, including liquid nitrogen bubble dynamics and density change streamers and solids.

HTS transformers:

  • FEA modelling and experimental study of self-field and external-field losses.
  • 10kVA demonstration HTS transformer design, build and test.

HTS generators:

  • EPSRC sponsored project to design, build and test a 100kVA HTS demonstration synchronous generator.
  • Currently an EPSRC sponsored project to design and build of a HTS coreless rotor generator is active

Projects

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  • Dielectrics for high temperature superconducting applications

    • Featured ProjectDegradation Behaviour of Voids in Silicone Rubber under Applied AC Electric Fields

    This project is concerned with experimental and simulation studies into the degradation processes that occur when voids in solid dielectric materials experience high applied electric fields. A method... [more]

    Most Recently Added Publications

    Abd Rahman, M S, Rapisarda, P and Lewin, P L (2013) Construction of Finite Impulse Wavelet Filter for Partial Discharge Localisation inside a Transformer Winding. In, IEEE 2013 Electrical Insulation Conference, Ottawa, CA, 02 - 05 Jun 2013. 5pp, 30-34.

    Amaro, P S, Holt, A F, Facciotti, M, Pilgrim, J A, Lewin, P L, Brown, R C D, Wilson, G and Jarman, P N (2013) Impact of Corrosive Sulfur in Transformer Insulation Paper. In, IEEE 2013 Electrical Insulation Conference, Ottawa, CA, 02 - 05 Jun 2013. 5pp, 459-463.