Nanotechnology for smart grids and superconducting cables

Abstract In this chapter, a comprehensive description is given of the fascinating and crucial roles superconductors perform on the electric power sector to form futuristic smart grids. The chapter answers the basic underlying questions, which include the following: What is an electric power grid? What are superconductors? How do superconductors provide opportunities to eliminate the drawbacks which limit the performance of the present grid system? Moreover, the chapter gives an overview of the major challenges faced by the electric power grid and its components: electric generators, storage system, transformer, voltage regulators, and fault current limiters.

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