Victoria University’s Robinson Research Institute has signed a deal with Nasdaq-listed Superconductor Technologies Inc (STI) to produce high temperature superconducting (HTS) cables.
One such product is the HTS Roebel cable, which is used in large magnets, rotating machines and transformers. Meanwhile, STI is developing a new high performance HTS wire: Conductus.
Robinson Research will use the wire to fabricate Roebel cable and will undertake projects in the magnet, generator and transformer markets.
“The Robinson Research Institute has been a valuable STI ally as we prepare for the commercial launch of Conductus wire,” says STI president and chief executive Jeff Quiram.
He says Robinson Research has a strong focus on Asia and the partnership will assist STI in its plans to reach this fast-growing market.
Recent projects by Robinson Research include completing a transformer for use in the electrical grid and developing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems in the healthcare market.
“We believe that STI wire’s high uniformity and exceptional low-temperature and high-field current capacity could pave the way for new products that require best in class wire performance, including Roebel cable applications,” says Robinson Research Institute director and professor Bob Buckley.
He says the marketing for superconducting systems is continuing to expand with emphasis on high-field magnets in smaller packages for products such as MRI and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) devices.
Campbell Gibson
Tue, 07 Oct 2014
Tue, 07 Oct 2014
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