WTEC Panel Report on Power Applications of Superconductivity in Japan and Germany

摘要

This report reviews the status of research and development (R&D) on electricutility and other high-power applications of superconducting materials in Japan, Germany, and to a limited extent other countries in Western Europe. WTEC will publish a companion volume shortly covering electronic applications of superconductivity in Japan. This report compares activities abroad with those in the United States, and includes a brief overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's program in this area. The focus on the study is above on high temperature (HTS) superconductors (i.e., those that show superconducting properties at temperatures above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen), although the WTEC panel also looked at applications for low-temperature (LTS) materials.