Open AccessPractical superconductor development for electrical power applications - quarterly report for the period ending March 31, 1998 1997.
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/12058
Subject(s) - superconductivity , period (music) , oak ridge national laboratory , materials science , grain boundary , trademark , current (fluid) , ridge , engineering physics , power (physics) , condensed matter physics , critical current , electrical engineering , geology , metallurgy , physics , engineering , nuclear physics , computer science , thermodynamics , microstructure , paleontology , acoustics , operating system
This is a multiyear experimental research program focused on improving relevant material properties of high-T{sub c} superconductors and on development of fabrication methods that can be transferred to industry for production of commercial conductors. The development of teaming relationships through agreements with industrial partners is a key element of this program. Recent work on microstructural development and current distribution in Bi-2223 powder-in-tube (PIT) tapes, grain-boundary studies, and a novel application for high-temperature (high-T{sub c}) superconductors are discussed