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Sumitomo Electric Industries
achieves new record "World's highest critical current performance of 210A"
Osaka, Japan, 7 May 2007: Sumitomo
Electric is excited to announce a new record achievement of 210A critical
current at 77K with our high temperature superconducting (HTS) DI-BSCCO wire.
This new developmental milestone is a result of our continued efforts to meet
the market demand for higher performing, lower cost superconducting wires.
Sumitomo Electric
Industries, Ltd. achieved this new world record product development during
research trials and confirmed manufacturability through pilot production
techniques. "The important thing is that 210A DI-BSCCO wire was achieved by mass
production methods, not by laboratory equipment." says Dr.Ken-ichi Sato, General
Manager, Superconductivity.
After achieving this performance improvement, Sumitomo Electric continues
production development to provide commercial production of 210A DI-BSCCO wire in
the coming months.
Since Sumitomo Electric announced and started the shipment of commercial samples
of 180A DI-BSCCO wire in March 2007, strong response by HTS engineers and
scientists suggests that higher ampacity HTS wires will enable wider industrial
and commercial use in new and existing applications.
The increase of critical current enables improvement of electric power
quality and energy efficiency of various products using superconducting wires,
such as power cables, transformers, motors, generators and magnets. The use of
high critical current superconducting wires reduces the number of wires used in
these applied products and therefore provides lower costs.
For more information, please visit our Web site.
http://www.sei.co.jp/super
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