Superconductivity and the electric supply industries,
Thursday 27
rd
November 2003
Programme
Only some presentations are as yet online, more will follow in the next few days.
Thursday:
09:45 - 10:15
Registration and coffee: IEE Savoy Place, Nuffield Room
10:15 - 10:30
Welcome and introduction
(34kB ppt)
Session: 1
10:30 - 11:05
Dr. Bartek Glowacki (Cambridge University)
Superconducting materials for electric power applications
11:05 - 11:40
Dr. Carsten Bührer (Trithor Ltd., Germany)
Superconducting wire production and development projects in Europe
(4.7MB ppt)
11:40 - 12:30
Dr. Philip Sargent (Diboride Conductors Ltd.)
Energy efficiency and cryogenic costs, transformers, cables, energy
(8.9 MB ppt)
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
Session: 2
14:00 - 14:25
Gareth Evans (OFGEM)
Mechanisms to encourage innovation in the UK grid
(348 kB pdf)
14:25 - 14:55
Dr. Philip Sargent (Diboride Conductors Ltd.)
Supercharging the grid: inner city cable projects and synchronous condensers
(4.2 MB ppt)
14:55 - 15:15
David Klaus (V A Tech)
Grid applications of superconducting fault current limiters
(4.9 MB ppt)
15:15 - 15:35
Dr. Peter Malkin (Rolls-Royce plc)
Marine applications of superconducting fault current limiters
15:35 - 15:45
Wrap-up and conclusions
15:45 - 16:15
Tea and refreshments.
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