Investigation on Cryogenic Refrigerator and Cooling Schemes for Long Distance HTS Cable

High-temperature superconducting (HTS) cable is one of the most prospective superconducting technologies for its low electric power transmission loss and high power density. One difficulty of practicing this technology is maintaining the HTS cable at a cryogenic temperature approximately at 70 K. Th...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity 2015-06, Vol.25 (3), p.1-4
Main Authors: Lee, Jisung, Lee, Cheonkyu, Jeong, Sangkwon, Park, Jiho, Hwang, Si Dole, Yang, Hyung Suk, Jung, Se Yong, Lim, Ji Hyun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cooling
Cryogenics
High-temperature superconductors
HTS cable
Joule-Thomson refrigerator
Mixed refrigerant
Power cables
Refrigerants
Refrigerators
Superconducting cables
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Summary:High-temperature superconducting (HTS) cable is one of the most prospective superconducting technologies for its low electric power transmission loss and high power density. One difficulty of practicing this technology is maintaining the HTS cable at a cryogenic temperature approximately at 70 K. The types of cryogenic refrigerators are briefly reviewed to apply in long-distance HTS cables. Recuperative-type refrigerators, such as Brayton and Joule-Thomson (JT) refrigerators, are more appropriate to satisfy the required high cooling power. The theoretical reliability of the newly proposed dual mixed refrigerant (DMR) JT refrigerator is analyzed. The cycle configuration of the DMR JT refrigerator is more complex than that of a Brayton refrigerator; however, the degradation of reliability was not significant. Furthermore, a remote operation apart from the compressor is possible in the JT refrigerator without moving components inside the cold box. This is the most desirable characteristic for long-distance HTS cable cooling. Finally, the advantage of using an oxygen and nitrogen mixture as the circulating coolant is discussed. The number of cooling stations can be reduced in a long-distance HTS cable by lowering the coolant feeding temperature.
ISSN:1051-8223
1558-2515
DOI:10.1109/TASC.2014.2373492