A rare-earth, magnetostrictive, material, tb(x)dy(1-x) (0.50.6), operating at cryogenic temperatures, can store and release twenty times the energy of piezoelectric materials, and five times the energy of the best room-temperature, magnetostrictive, rare-earth alloys. this makes it ideal for the… More

The strengthening of high-temperature superconducting (hts)composite wires with oxide dispersion strengthened (ods) silver is the subject of this project. state-of-the-art hts composite wires consist of ceramic superconductor filaments encased in a silver (ag) sheath. for reasons of chemical… More

Proposed is the technical development and design of the electronics and cooling systems for a 1 megawatt cryogenically cooled inverter suitable for use in a wide range of applications, including Uninterruptable Power Suplies (UPS) and motors in the +1000 HP range. The proposed work will provide a… More

Demonstration of a cryogenically cooled electronic power converter/inverter exhibiting a throughput power of at least 50 kW is proposed. The demonstration topology may be utilized as a variable amplitude variable frequency dc-to-ac inverter, or as a polyphase ac-to-dc rectifier. Operation… More

40518 American Superconductor Corporation Many applications of high temperature superconductors (HTS) involve conductor performance in time-varying magnetic fields. Such environments require very stringent AC loss requirements for a commercially viable product. Available parameters for AC… More

Phase I will reduce the weight, size, and cost of pulsed power electronic equipment by achieving compact integration of the solid-state semiconductors. A dramatic reduction in waste heat and thermal management problems will be effected, thus eliminating conventional heat sinks, blower fans, etc.… More

High-temperature superconductor (hts) composite wires are being strengthened using internally oxidized, dispersion strengthened (ods) silver. current methods of manufacture of state-of-the-art hts composite wires that consist of ceramic superconductor filaments encased in a silver (ag) sheath,… More

This proposal seeks to develop a method for the encapsulation of a liquid artificial culture medium that has been proven suitable for rearing a variety of beneficial insects. There are no existing methods available for the production of soft-shelled, aqueous-filled, 1 cm diameter capsules which… More

65 Production of High Performance BSCCO-2223 Tapes Using Hydrostatic Pressure--American Superconductor Corporation, Two Technology Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1727; (508) 836-4200 Dr. Lawrence J. Masur, Principal Investigator Mr. Ramesh Ratan, Business Official DOE Grant No.… More

This program develops and demonstrates an innovative, low cost, solution and non-vacuum based process for deposition of YBCO on continuous, textured metal tape substrates. It is easily scaleable for long lengths of continuous conductors, and is an inherently more cost effective as it is… More

64 Low Cost Deposition of Buffer Layers for Manufacturable YBCO HTS Conductors--American Superconductor Corporation, Two Technology Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1727; (508) 836-4200 Dr. Martin W. Rupich, Principal Investigator Mr. Ramesh Ratan, Business Official DOE Grant No.… More

169 Controlled Processing for High-Performance Fine Filament Bi-2223 Conductors--American Superconductor Corporation, Two Technology Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1727; (508) 836-4200 Dr. Gilbert N. Riley, Jr., Principal Investigator Mr. Ramesh Ratan, Business Official DOE Grant No.… More

40771 November 13, 1996 American Superconductor Corporation Current state-of-the-art Bi-2223 powder-in-tube HTS composite conductors have achieved performance levels which are rapidly approaching the requirements for many low field applications. However,… More

40818 November 13, 1996 American Superconductor Corporation Commercialization of high temperature superconductors (HTS) conductors requires increases in overall current density (Je) and reductions in cost. The process steps involve shaping and cutting… More

New power semiconductor device performance is limited by cooling because high heat-flux cooling systems have not matched their increased power density. Therefore, real designs rarely achieve device ratings. American Superconductor (ASC) demonstrated CryoPower+, which cools a variety of power MOSFET… More

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64 Low Cost Deposition of Buffer Layers for Manufacturable YBCO HTS Conductors--American Superconductor Corporation, Two Technology Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1727; (508) 836-4200 Dr. Martin W. Rupich, Principal Investigator Mr. Ramesh Ratan, Business Official DOE Grant No.… More

This program develops and demonstrates an innovative, low cost, solution and non-vacuum based process for deposition of YBCO on continuous, textured metal tape substrates. It is easily scaleable for long lengths of continuous conductors, and is an inherently more cost effective as it is… More

169 Controlled Processing for High-Performance Fine Filament Bi-2223 Conductors--American Superconductor Corporation, Two Technology Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1727; (508) 836-4200 Dr. Gilbert N. Riley, Jr., Principal Investigator Mr. Ramesh Ratan, Business Official DOE Grant No.… More

50903-98-I An RF Cavity Tuning Actuator--American Superconductor Corporation, Two Technology Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1727; (508) 836-4200 Mr. John Voccio, Principal Investigator Dr. Alexis P. Malozemoff, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82531 Amount: $75,000 Cryogenic actuators… More

50633-98-I High Field Magnets for Plasma Fusion Confinement Systems--American Superconductor Corporation, Two Technology Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1727; (508) 836-4200 Dr. Swarn Kalsi, Principal Investigator Dr. Alexis P. Malozemoff, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82529 Amount: … More

New power semiconductor device performance is limited by cooling because high heat-flux cooling systems have not matched their increased power density. Therefore, real designs rarely achieve device ratings. American Superconductor (ASC) demonstrated CryoPower+, which cools a variety of power MOSFET… More

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase l project is proposed by American Superconductor Corporation (ASC) to establish the feasibility of hermetically manufacturing small-filament, high temperature superconducting (HTS) composite wires for use above 20 K in AC magnet applications such as… More

This DOE SBIR proposal explores cost effective production of non-magnetic substrates which will have a major role in the production of YBCO coated conductors. Deformation textured substrates offer a cost-effective way of texturing. The substrate will be produced using inexpensive raw materials and… More

50530-98-I Novel BSCCO Composites for High-Field Superconductor Technology--American Superconductor Corporation, Two Technology Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1727; (508) 836-4200 Dr. G. N. Riley, Jr., Principal Investigator Dr. Alexis P. Malozemoff, Business Official DOE Grant No.… More

Not Available A low-cost, lightweight, stealthy broadband acoustic sensor is proposed to achieve surface and subsurface obstacle avoidance (no-compromise) for Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAAV). The Marine Collision Avoidance Sonar (MARCAS) is based on a small size, retractable sparse… More

Not Available In Phase I of the program, LEEOAT Company will develop and optimize the design and fabrication strategy of a portable cost- effective, high-performance remote chemical sensor for the identification and quatatization of the concentrations of contaminants in fuel lines. We will… More

Not Available Grazing incidence LIDAR has been demonstrated for detection of shallow objects at significant standoff ranges. Practical application of this technique for collision avoidance requires development and integration of a compact, rugged configuration that can provide high resolution… More

Not Available Phase I research will be conducted to prove the feasibility of of developing a Micro Air-launched Expendable Visibility Sonde (MAXVS) to measure atmospheric visibility profiles for both military and research purposes. The proposed research will investigate unique visibility profile… More

65699 The availability of High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) wire, manufactured by a reliable, low-cost process, could revolutionize the electric power industry. For example, compact power transmission cables, motors, and generators could be attained by using high temperature superconductors… More

DESCRIPTION (Applicant's abstract verbatim): For the construction of high field NMR magnets (23.5 Tesla and higher) YBa2Cu3Ox Coated Conductors offer unique opportunities for magnet designers. The critical current remains high at fields between 20 and 30T at temperatures below 40K,… More

65699 The availability of High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) wire, manufactured by a reliable, low-cost process, could revolutionize the electric power industry. For example, compact power transmission cables, motors, and generators could be attained by using high temperature superconductors… More

65699 The availability of High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) wire, manufactured by a reliable, low-cost process, could revolutionize the electric power industry. For example, compact power transmission cables, motors, and generators could be attained by using high temperature superconductors… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has positioned itself as a key research tool for drug design, the genome projects, the lowering of health care cost, the development of new materials, for new approaches to control diseases, and cleaning and… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has positioned itself as a key research tool for drug design, the genome projects, the lowering of health care cost, the development of new materials, for new approaches to control diseases, and cleaning and… More

This Phase I Project will produce RABiTS-based YBCO CCs which are suitable for the manufacture of YBCO Coated Conductors with reduced AC losses. The improvements are based on a novel approach in the production of elements of the conductor. Anticipated AC losses will be analyzed for magnetic field… More

Second Generation (2G) High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) wires based on the YBCO coated conductor are expected to find use in many commercial and military applications not accessible to the First Generation (1G) BSCCO HTS wires. However, the use of these 2G wires in certain applications, such… More

In recent years, there have been significant advances in YBCO coated conductor development. AMSC reported achieving electrical performance levels of 330 Amps, 10 percent above the commercial threshold performance level of 300 Amps set by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for 2G HTS wires. Also,… More

The Phase II program will build on technical achievements of Phase I and extend the process to producing 2G filamentized wires optimized for targeted military applications. This is a complex undertaking due to the variety of military and commercial applications with different operating regimes and… More

In summary, the proposed Phase II work furthers our understanding of 2G coil behavior and demonstrates coil technology through fabrication of a substantial prototype device using several hundred meters of 2G wire. The objective is technology-readiness for high power density rotating electric… More

This STTR Project addresses stability issues in Second Generation High Temperature Super- conductor (2G HTS) wire. It explores novel ways to address and characterize 2G HTS stability, in particular when used under ac conditions. In the Phase I novel components for increased stability were explored.… More

This STTR Project addresses stability issues in Second Generation High Temperature Superconductor (2G HTS) wire and will test novel components for increased stability and measurement techniques to evaluate stability at a wide range of conditions, in particular for demanding military AC HTS… More

Second Generation (2G) High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) wire based on the YBCO coated conductor is being developed for new military and commercial applications not accessible to First Generation (1G) HTS wires. Although a critical current (Ic) of nearly 300A/cm-w (77K, sf) has been obtained… More

Second Generation High Temperature Superconductor (2G) wire is providing new capabilities critical for various military applications. The enhanced flux pinning at 65K, the lower limit for liquid nitrogen cooling, is useful for achieving useful power densities at magnetic fields of 1-3 T. For the use… More

A topology for a medium voltage to low voltage 3-phase power converter is proposed. It consists of a clean power rectifier followed by multiple isolated DC to DC converters using commercially available high frequency transformers with very low core losses when driven by a quasi-resonant inverter… More

In summary, the proposed Phase I work furthers our understanding of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) coils for gyrotron applications. A system trade study will be performed to minimize the overall weight of the system, while also maximizing the operating temperature, in order to minimize the… More

Second generation (2G), High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) coated conductors are needed to modernize and expand America¿s electricity delivery system. These conductors consist of a flexible metallic substrate and a superconductor layer, separated by intermediate oxide layers. In practice,… More

AMSC proposes to develop concepts and key components for the first militarily viable and commercializable Fault Current Limiter (FCL). This will utilize the 2nd generation High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) wire (YBCO Coated Conductor Technology) becoming commercially available now. Recent… More

In addition to performance, a critical requirement for the successful commercialization of second generation (2G) high temperature superconductor (HTS) wires is the reduction of manufacturing costs. Lower costs would ensure broad market penetration into key power utility applications such as power… More

Low-temperature superconductors have limited usefulness at very high magnetic fields or in high heat load applications, which are representative of some sections in future particle accelerators. In this project, the suitability of second generation (2G) high-temperature superconductor (HTS) wire… More

Second generation high temperature superconductors BC50offer potential benefits for many electric power applications, including those that require filamentizated conductors with low ac loss, such as transformers and fault current limiters. However, the use of 2G wire in these applications requires… More

The Phase I STTR demonstrated major improvements in the deposition of high critical current YBCO films by a low-cost Metal Organic Deposition process on RABiTS substrates. A critical current of nearly 500 A/cm-width (77K, self-field) was achieved in a short length 2 m thick YBCO film,… More

In the proposed SBIR Phase I project, American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) will carry out an extensive industry "best practice" exercise to optimize a high temperature superconductor (HTS) degaussing cable design to meet U. S. Navy (USN) shock and vibration requirements. The materials… More