Design optimization of high-temperature superconducting power transformers

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 13, Issue 2 II, 2003, Pages 2344-2347

  Baldwin, Thomas L ^a   Ykema, John I ^b   Allen, Cliff L ^c   Langston, James L ^a  

^a FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b SPD Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c Ship Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

High temperature superconductors; Optimization methods; Power transformers

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; STRESSES; TRANSFORMER WINDINGS;

POWER TRANSFORMERS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 0042974215     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2003.813123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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