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Real World High-Temperature Superconductor Engine

Posted by timothy on from the now-for-the-hybrid-cars dept.

wes33 writes "An amazing technological achievement deploying high-temperature superconductors is reported in Space Daily. American Superconductor Corporation (nice scifi-ish name) has built a 5MW electric ship motor using high-temp. superconductor technology. The Queen Elizabeth's 44 MW engines weigh 400 tons each (and she has two); a single comparable HST motor (36.5 MW) will weigh 75 tons!"

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  1. Re:disappointing article... by grumpygrodyguy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Because the 'High Temperature' in HTS is a temperature of 77K/-196C. Still very cool, but not the everday-device changing tech we're waiting for.

    Ah ok, well that answers that.

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