Compact 2G HTS power cable: new cold tests results

Abstract

In Russian Scientific R&D Cable Institute we continue studies to develop as compact as possible 2G HTS power cables for electric power systems. Compact cables should have minimized diameter compared to other co-axial HTS cables developed before. Recently we developed the cable prototype with four HTS layers in the core and two layers in the shield. Numerical optimization of compact cables has been used together with manufacturing technology to produce small diameter cables with uniform current distribution. The first cold test of the compact cable demonstrated that we were able to control the homogeneous current distributions in a compact cable with the inner diameter of the core ~10 mm and the outer diameter of the shield ~20 mm. In this work we present more test results of this cable, including, mechanical test and high voltage tests. New test results demonstrated very high parameters of the compact cable developed. The compact cables perspectives for electric systems are discussed.