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Review of conductor development for use in high-temperature superconducting cables

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This paper reviews and assesses the progress in conductor development across the world in advancing high-temperature superconducting science and technology towards the fabrication of superconducting transmission cables operating at 77 K. Materials, fabrication routes and the feasibility of high-temperature superconducting cables will be discussed.

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  1. Superconductivity Group, BICC Cables Ltd., Hedgeley Road, NE31 1XR, Hebburn, UK

    T. P. Beales, M. Mölgg, L. Le Lay, C. Ferrari & W. Segir

  2. Ceat Cavi Industrie S.r.l., Via Brescia 16, 10036, Settimo Torinese, Torino, Italy

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Beales, T.P., Mölgg, M., Le Lay, L. et al. Review of conductor development for use in high-temperature superconducting cables. Nouv Cim D 16, 2067–2072 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02471868

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