American Superconductor - HTS Rotors

HTS Rotors

AMSC has demonstrated a 36.5 MW (49,000 horsepower) High-temperature superconductor (HTS) electric motor for the United States Navy, and is developing a similar 10 MW wind turbine generator through its wholly owned Austria-based subsidiary AMSC Windtech. It operates at 30-40 Kelvin, and the cooling system uses 40 kW.

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