The 2nd generation HTS wire is ZERO electric resistance coated conductor of the tape type on the metal substrate by the deposition of superconductive ceramic thin films with 2-axis. It is available to replace the existing copper conductor of electrical power system in order to reduce the electric power loss and the size of the system substantially .
Another characteristic of superconducting wire is that it can transmit 100 times of electrical current through the same cross-sectional area compared to the current copper wire, so even though including the space for cooling systems,superconducting cable can transmit 3 to 5 times of electric power more than existing copper cable when using the same cable passage. Additionally in case of the rotating machines like electric motors and electric power generators using magnetic fields, it is possible to generate the same electric power with the one-third of the volume and weight of conventional systems. In case of the superconducting transformer, fire risk and damage to the environment decrease because it does not use insulation oil.
The 2nd generation HTS wire has the wide range of the application fields mentioned above, such as motors, electric power generators and superconducting rotating machines, the superconducting transformers, superconducting power devices such as superconducting fault current limiters, as well as high magnetic fields NMR / MRI, single-crystal growth machines, magnetic separators. In addition 2nd generation HTS wire extends its application to the fields of the nuclear fusion power generation, superconducting magnetic levitation train and the DC power transmission business.