Abstract
In order to investigate the compatibility as a power utility facility, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) had installed a 22.9kV, 1250A, 100m long high temperature superconducting (HTS) power cable system. Using the HTS cable, various tests have been performed to investigate electrical and thermo-mechanical properties. Since 2005, a series of thermal cycle tests between liquid nitrogen (LN2) and ambient temperatures have been conducted using a vacuum-pump driven open-loop cryogenic system with a capacity of 3kW. In the tests, although the open-loop cryogenic system was reliable to operate the HTS cable system, it was not effective in economic view point because LN2 consumption was larger than expected. In order to secure against unexpected emergencies and solve the problem of LN2 consumption, a hybrid cryogenic system was designed and installed. A stirling cryocooler was employed and combined with the open-loop cryogenic system. Considering the average heat load at rated condition, the cooling capacity of the cryocooler was determined to 4kW at 77K. In this paper, results of performance tests and the design of the hybrid cooling system are presented.
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