SuperPower Inc <em>(formerly: Waukesha Electric Systems Inc)</em>
Fault Current Limiting Superconducting Transformer
Abstract
SuperPower and its partners originally intended to design, develop, manufacture, install, and demonstrate a Smart Grid compatible Fault Current Limiting (FCL) Superconducting transformer on a live grid utility host site. However, when the transformer manufacturer decided to leave the project, the team effort was refocused to develop the key technologies necessary to produce a FCL Second Generation (2G) High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) transformer commercial prototype.Contact Information
David Szucs
Project Manager
National Energy Technology Laboratory
626 Cochrans Mill Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940
412-386-4899
David.Szucs@netl.doe.gov
Drew Hazelton
Principal Investigator
SuperPower, Inc
450 Duane Ave.
Schenectady, NY
518-346-1414
dhazelton@superpower-inc.com
- Demonstration Projects
- Fault Current Limiting Transformer
- Jobs created and retained through advanced technology applications
- Electricity distribution costs reduced
- Power quality improved
- Annual U.S. carbon dioxide emissions reduced due to improved grid efficiency
- U.S. energy sector competiveness strengthened