Power applications for superconducting cables

High temperature superconducting (HTS) cables for use in electric ac power systems are under development around the world today. There are two main co nstructions under development: the room temperature dielectric design and t he cryogenic dielectric design. However, theoretical studies have shown tha t the insertion of these cables in the network is not without problems. The network stability requirements may impose severe constraints on the actual obtainable length of superconducting cables. Load flow considerations show that it may be difficult to use these high current cables to their full ex tent. Short circuits in the network may require a special protection system .