Power transmission project
Abstract
A year's work on the development of helium cooled niobium tin superconducting cables for 550 kV or higher power transmission lines is summarized. Information is included on: (1) conductor research involving the fabrication, materials testing, and performance testing of Nb3Sn tapes; (2) design, materials testing and performance testing of cable insulation; (3) mechanical and cryogenic engineering of transmission line components and of test facilities; and (4) accumulated data on the design and testing of existing helium-cooled transmission lines in the Pennsylvania study.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- December 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976STIN...7733426.
- Keywords:
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- Helium;
- Niobium Alloys;
- Superconducting Power Transmission;
- Tin Alloys;
- Transmission Lines;
- Materials Tests;
- Mechanical Engineering;
- Pennsylvania;
- Performance Tests;
- Test Facilities;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering