O utopia: superconductors for transmission lines globally?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the feasibility and modeling of using superconductors for power transmission lines on a global scale. Participants explore the technical requirements, challenges, and current state of superconductivity in this application.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a desire to develop a model for power transmission using superconductors and requests numerical data related to this topic.
  • Another participant questions the practicality of global implementation, noting that current superconductors require cooling with liquid nitrogen to maintain superconductivity, and expresses hope for advancements toward room temperature superconductivity.
  • A different participant mentions challenges in understanding transmission parameters, such as receiving and sending end voltages, and the implications for conductor usage, while also seeking clarity on the use of superconductors in any part of the world.
  • Links to external resources are provided by participants to aid in understanding the topic further.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the global applicability of superconductors for transmission lines, with some expressing skepticism about current technological limitations while others seek more information.

Contextual Notes

Participants highlight limitations related to the need for cooling superconductors and the complexity of modeling transmission parameters, which may affect the feasibility of their proposals.

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o:) utopia: superconductors for transmission lines globally?

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i want to develop a model ,entailing all the parameters required to transmitt power using SUPERCONDUCTORS .
IF ANYBODY CAN HELP ME PLEEZE POST THE NUMERICAL DATA REGD THE SAME ,this will be highly acknowledged by me
 
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I don't know about the "globally" part. You need to keep the conductor in liquid nitrogen to get the superconducting effect. At least for now, anyway. Hopefully the researchers will keep increasing the critical temperature -- room temp superconductivity would be awesome, eh?

Here's a link to get you started...

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question610.htm
 
thanks dude,butt///

berkeman said:
I don't know about the "globally" part. You need to keep the conductor in liquid nitrogen to get the superconducting effect. At least for now, anyway. Hopefully the researchers will keep increasing the critical temperature -- room temp superconductivity would be awesome, eh?

Here's a link to get you started...

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question610.htm
i ve done quite a thing on this topic and also don't found any thing relevantly usefull regd d sub ,becoz in transmission the receiving and sending end voltages will b zero causing zero line current which inturn will cutt out the amount of conductor used ,butt still i am not done with creating a clear pic of the case depicting the Zbus and transients and the line parameters ie T ,cross etc and also i am failed in creating transfer matrix.
dude by globbaly i want to know that whether in ane part of thr world we r using superconductors for the same/////////
 
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/01/07/fairleycomp0701.asp
 

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