Abstract: A superconducting wire having improved electrical and physical properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a superconducting wire having improved electrical and physical properties.

Abstract: A superconducting cable includes a core part, in which the core part includes a former including a plurality of copper wires, a superconducting conductor layer including a plurality of superconducting wires connected in parallel to each other, an insulating layer, and a superconducting shield layer including a plurality of superconducting wires are sequentially arranged. A conducting layer formed of a metal having a current-carrying property at room temperature is provided on opposite surfaces of each of the superconducting wires of the superconducting conductor layer to reinforce mechanical rigidity of each of superconducting wires of the superconducting conductor layer, and the former has a cross-sectional area which is smaller than that of a former of a superconducting cable in which the conducting layer is not added to superconducting wires and which is designed on an assumption that all fault current flows to the former.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a superconducting power system which is capable of effectively absorbing an axial force caused by the contraction of a superconducting cable when the superconducting cable is cooled and in which the superconducting cable is installed in the form of minimizing unnecessary waste of an installation space, and a method of installing a superconducting cable.

Abstract: A superconducting cable includes a core part, in which the core part includes a former including a plurality of copper wires, a superconducting conductor layer including a plurality of superconducting wires connected in parallel to each other, an insulating layer, and a superconducting shield layer including a plurality of superconducting wires are sequentially arranged. A conducting layer formed of a metal having a current-carrying property at room temperature is provided on opposite surfaces of each of the superconducting wires of the superconducting conductor layer to reinforce mechanical rigidity of each of superconducting wires of the superconducting conductor layer, and the former has a cross-sectional area which is smaller than that of a former of a superconducting cable in which the conducting layer is not added to superconducting wires and which is designed on an assumption that all fault current flows to the former.

Abstract: Provided are a high voltage battery submodule capable of protecting a high voltage battery cell from external force and preventing a contact failure from occurring between an electrode tab and a voltage sensing terminal. A frame includes an upper frame which accommodates a pair of high voltage battery cells therein, a plurality of intermediate frames which are disposed under the upper frame and accommodate a pair of high voltage battery cells therein, and a lower frame which are disposed under a lowermost intermediate frame and accommodate a pair of high voltage battery cells, and a cell cover is disposed on only any one of an upper side or a lower side of each of a plurality of high voltage battery cells in the frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for preventing overcharge of a battery, and more particularly, to an apparatus for preventing overcharge of a battery, which interrupts power of the battery by inducing a fracture of a busbar to prevent overcharge and to this end, provided is an apparatus for preventing overcharge of a battery, including: a battery cell; an electrode tab extended from both sides of the battery cell and constituted by a negative tab and a positive tab; and a busbar connecting the negative tab and the positive tab, wherein the busbar has a cut part fractured by expansion of the battery cell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a superconducting power system which is capable of effectively absorbing an axial force caused by the contraction of a superconducting cable when the superconducting cable is cooled and in which the superconducting cable is installed in the form of minimizing unnecessary waste of an installation space, and a method of installing a superconducting cable.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating battery state of charge may include a sensor configured to sense a voltage value and a current value of a battery, an internal resistance calculator configured to calculate an internal resistance using the voltage value and the current value, a noise remover configured to determine an output accumulation method or an open circuit using method using an open circuit voltage to remove a noise due to the internal resistance, an output accumulator configured to accumulate and calculate a residual capacity of the battery depending on the output accumulation method, a compensated state of charge calculator configured to calculate a compensated state of charge of the battery using a preset lookup table depending on the open circuit using method, and a battery state of charge estimator configured to calculate an estimated state of charge of the battery using the residual capacity or the compensated state of charge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for preventing overcharge of a battery, and more particularly, to an apparatus for preventing overcharge of a battery, which interrupts power of the battery by inducing a fracture of a busbar to prevent overcharge and to this end, provided is an apparatus for preventing overcharge of a battery, including: a battery cell; an electrode tab extended from both sides of the battery cell and constituted by a negative tab and a positive tab; and a busbar connecting the negative tab and the positive tab, wherein the busbar has a cut part fractured by expansion of the battery cell.

Abstract: A termination structure for a superconducting cable is described. The termination structure for a superconducting cable includes a first tube including a conductive rod therein to form a room temperature section, a second tube including a conductive rod therein to form a temperature gradient section, and a spacer provided between the first and second tubes, the spacer including a conductive connector configured to connect the conductive rods inside the first and second tubes to each other. The first and second tubes are joined to be separable from each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal apparatus of a superconducting device that is capable of minimizing the use of dividing members for dividing a liquid refrigerant, a vapor refrigerant or a room temperature insulating material, thereby preventing sealing members like O-rings mounted on the respective dividing members from being damaged.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal apparatus of a superconducting device that is capable of minimizing the use of dividing members for dividing a liquid refrigerant, a vapor refrigerant or a room temperature insulating material, thereby preventing sealing members like O-rings mounted on the respective dividing members from being damaged.

Abstract: A stop joint for a superconducting cable is provided to maintain superconducting properties by installing the stop joint on a long distance line in which a long distance superconducting cable has to be installed and unitizing a circulation path of a cooling fluid.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a temperature movable structure of a superconducting cable terminal. The superconducting cable terminal has sections of a high temperature portion, a temperature movable portion and an extremely low temperature portion. The temperature movable structure is disposed in the section of the temperature movable portion between the sections of the high temperature portion and the extremely low temperature portion. The temperature movable structure has upper and lower spacer members, a pipe body, first and third conductors, a second conductor and a contact connecting member disposed between the first and second conductors.

Abstract: The arrangement method of superconducting wires of a superconducting cable, includes: in a case where a refrigerator is installed at one of terminal structures provided on both sides of a superconducting cable, and a cooling fluid is passed through the superconducting cable by a pump for cooling, setting the numbers of superconducting wires of sections of the superconducting cable installed between the terminal structures on both the sides to be different depending to temperatures of the sections, wherein the numbers of superconducting wires are increased from the section of the superconducting cable having the lowest temperature to the section thereof having the highest temperature while maintaining a current-carrying capability.

Abstract: Provided is a superconducting cable device including: a first superconducting cable and a second superconducting cable; an intermediate connection box which connects the first and second superconducting cables to each other; and a cooling device which causes a coolant to flow inside the intermediate connection box in a lengthwise direction of the intermediate connection box, wherein a cable connection portion for connecting the first and second superconducting cables to each other is provided in the intermediate connection box. In an uncooled state, the cable connection portion is disposed to be eccentric from a center line in the lengthwise direction of the intermediate connection box in a direction in which the coolant flows.

Abstract: A superconducting cable terminal connection device connecting a terminal of a superconducting cable for power transmission to an external power system, includes: an electric field relaxation shield disposed inside an insulation housing; a horizontal conductor fixed to an end portion of a core of the superconducting cable drawn into the electric field relaxation shield; an insulator which coats an outer periphery of the horizontal conductor; a vertical conductor which is drawn into the electric field relaxation shield and has a through-hole through which the horizontal conductor and the insulator pass so as to be slidable in a lengthwise direction; and a flexible electrical conduction member which electrically connects an end portion of the horizontal conductor to the vertical conductor.

Abstract: Provided is a superconducting cable device including: a first superconducting cable and a second superconducting cable; an intermediate connection box which connects the first and second superconducting cables to each other; and a cooling device which causes a coolant to flow inside the intermediate connection box in a lengthwise direction of the intermediate connection box, wherein a cable connection portion for connecting the first and second superconducting cables to each other is provided in the intermediate connection box. In an uncooled state, the cable connection portion is disposed to be eccentric from a center line in the lengthwise direction of the intermediate connection box in a direction in which the coolant flows.

Abstract: A superconducting cable terminal connection device connecting a terminal of a superconducting cable for power transmission to an external power system, includes: an electric field relaxation shield disposed inside an insulation housing; a horizontal conductor fixed to an end portion of a core of the superconducting cable drawn into the electric field relaxation shield; an insulator which coats an outer periphery of the horizontal conductor; a vertical conductor which is drawn into the electric field relaxation shield and has a through-hole through which the horizontal conductor and the insulator pass so as to be slidable in a lengthwise direction; and a flexible electrical conduction member which electrically connects an end portion of the horizontal conductor to the vertical conductor.