American Superconductor (AMSC) possesses broad expertise in the research, design and manufacture of HTS-based rotating machines and related products.
Electric power equipment Powered by AMSC™ conserves resources -- operating more efficiently, carrying greater amounts of power safely and reliably, and improving the quality of energy delivered to customers.
Leveraging superconductivity's high power density and enhanced electrical efficiency, rotating machines that incorporate AMSC's HTS wire can be as little as one-third the weight and half the size of comparably powered traditional alternatives. Reducing their size and weight frees valuable real estate that often can be turned into additional revenue generation or amenities.
HTS rotating machines typically exhibit as little as half the electrical losses of a conventional machine when at full power.
HTS generators offer higher efficiencies than conventional machines over their full range of operation while delivering lower lifetime ownership costs, in part due to their enhanced reliability and improved MTBF.
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HTS Ship Propulsion Motors for military and commercial applications demanding improved propulsion efficiency combined with shock resistance, low noise, and small size permitting increased passenger or freight payloads, or pod mounted configurations, and increases flexibility in ship design. |
HTS Ship Propulsion Generators for military and commercial applications demanding low noise, small foot prints and light weight to improve system performance and flexibility. HTS Utility Generators for designed to supply power directly to the transmission grid. |
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HTS Industrial Motors for demanding industrial high efficiency applications with low maintenance costs. |
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AMSC has invested over $100 million on the application of High Temperature Superconductors to large rotating electric machines. AMSC's 12-year HTS component and machine spiral development makes us the innovation leader and demonstrates our commitment to commercializing HTS rotating machines.
AMSC has demonstrated a high rpm (1800 to 3600) synchronous generator as a synchronous condenser for voltage support regulation on the grid in the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) grid.