Materials research for hydrogen-cooled Superconducting Power-Transmission Lines (SPTL). Part 1: Liquid hydrogen as a dielectric. Part 2: Superconducting materials
Abstract
A system for electric breakdown and dielectric loss measurement in liquid H2 was designed and constructed. It was shown experimentally that Nb3Ge superconductor can be fabricated with electrical and mechanical properties suitable for use in LH2-cooled SPTL's.
- Publication:
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Annual Report
- Pub Date:
- February 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982wrdc.rept......
- Keywords:
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- Dielectric Properties;
- Electrical Faults;
- Liquid Cooling;
- Liquid Hydrogen;
- Power Lines;
- Superconductors;
- Annealing;
- Germanium Compounds;
- Impurities;
- Niobium Compounds;
- Pressure Gradients;
- Temperature Gradients;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering