Superconductivity and electric power: Promises, promises-past, present and future

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 7, Issue 2 PART 1, 1997, Pages 112-133

  Grant, Paul M ^a  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; PEROVSKITE; SUPERCONDUCTING CABLES; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS;

SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 0031170095     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/77.614432     Document Type: Article

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