TY - JOUR
T1 - Design, manufacturing and tests of first cryogen-free MgB2 prototype coils for offshore wind generators
AU - Sarmiento, G.
AU - Sanz, S.
AU - Pujana, A.
AU - Merino, J. M.
AU - Iturbe, R.
AU - Apiñaniz, S.
AU - Nardelli, D.
AU - Marino, I.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Although renewable sector has started to take advantage of the offshore wind energy recently, the development is very intense. Turbines reliability, size, and cost are key aspects for the wind industry, especially in marine locations. A superconducting generator will allow a significant reduction in terms of weight and size, but cost and reliability are two aspects to deal with. MgB2 wire is presented as one promising option to be used in superconducting coils for wind generators. This work shows the experimental results in first cryogen-free MgB2 prototype coils, designed according to specific requirements of TECNALIA's wind generator concept.
AB - Although renewable sector has started to take advantage of the offshore wind energy recently, the development is very intense. Turbines reliability, size, and cost are key aspects for the wind industry, especially in marine locations. A superconducting generator will allow a significant reduction in terms of weight and size, but cost and reliability are two aspects to deal with. MgB2 wire is presented as one promising option to be used in superconducting coils for wind generators. This work shows the experimental results in first cryogen-free MgB2 prototype coils, designed according to specific requirements of TECNALIA's wind generator concept.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84902244997&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1088/1742-6596/507/3/032041
DO - 10.1088/1742-6596/507/3/032041
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84902244997
SN - 1742-6588
VL - 507
JO - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
JF - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
IS - PART 3
M1 - 032041
T2 - 11th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity, EUCAS 2013
Y2 - 15 September 2013 through 19 September 2013
ER -
