Superconductors in the Power Grid

Preface

The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of the use and impact of high temperature superconductors (HTS) in the electric power grid. With chapters written by a number of distinguished technical experts from around the world, the book updates a number of earlier books and reviews and introduces some important new material in this rapidly developing field. The book is written at a level geared toward those with a basic science and engineering background, professional R&D managers in energy technology companies, and academic/government researchers, with a basic familiarity with Maxwell equations and electromagnetism. The book starts off with a broad and introductory overview of the electric power grid, of superconductivity basics, ...