SBIR-STTR Award

The Tai-Yang Research Company, in partnership with the Center for Advanced Power Systems at Florida State University, proposes to develop a novel solution for reducing the high heat load at the warm-to-cold electrical terminations of a high temperature superconducting cable configured for Navy ship power distribution systems. The termination design will be constrained to meet unique Navy requirements for shipboard cryogenically cooled systems. The termination will be be a compact, modular, factory built,

Benefit:
The largest single source of heat in a cryogenically cooled superconductor cable system is at the warm-to-cold terminations. The solutions to be developed in the proposed project will reduce the energy cost to cool the cables, thereby lowering plant equipment, installation costs and costs of operation.

Keywords:
electrical terminations, electrical terminations, High temperature superconductor cables, Cryogenics

The Tai-Yang Research Company in partnership with the Center for Advanced Power Systems at Florida State University proposes to develop a warm-to-cold electrical termination for a cryogenically cooled high temperature superconductor cable. The termination will be optimized for the requirements defined by the Next Generation Integrated Power System. The proposed termination will include a novel method for reducing the refrigeration power demand.

Benefit:
The proposed innovation will reduce the refrigeration power required to operate a high-temperature superconductor cable for shipboard power distribution.

Keywords:
current leads, HTS cables, cryogenic refrigeration