Planned grid installation of high temperature cable in Albany, NY

A team consisting of an HTS systems manufacturer (SuperPower, Inc.) a global industrial gases company (the BOC group), a cable manufacturer (Sumitomo Electric Industries), and an electric utility (Niagara Mohawk) is developing a 34.5 kV HTS cable for installation in the distribution network in downtown Albany NY. Energization is projected for the fall of 2005. The cable will be rated for 800 A/sub rms/, with alt three electrical phases in one cryostat. The 350 m long cable will be pulled through a duct that includes a 90/spl deg/ bend. A Held installed underground cable joint will allow for the replacement of a 30 m section of the original HTS cable with a section manufactured utilizing 2nd generation YBCO, in 2006.