Military Applications of Superconductivity and Future Perspectives | ||
| The International Conference on Electrical Engineering | ||
| Article 58, Volume 9, 9th International Conference on Electrical Engineering ICEENG 2014, May 2014, Pages 1-9 PDF (112.26 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/iceeng.2014.30474 | ||
| Author | ||
| Sajid Saleem | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Kamerlingh Onnes of Leiden University discovered Superconductivity (SC) in 1911. Two distinguishing properties of superconducting materials are zero resistance below a certain temperature and their ability to expel the magnetic field from inside. These properties enable a size and weight reduction of 50-70% in superconducting electrical equipment as compared to the conventional. SC has applications in many areas including military. Current military applications of superconductivity include electric power generation & distribution, mine protection & mine hunting, marine ship propulsion, radar and communications etc. The paper reviews the current state of military applications of superconductors and challenges (e.g. geometry, material properties, cryogenics, reliability and overall cost etc.) impeding the widespread use of superconductors in military applications. Recent developments suggesting the possible solutions to these challenges are discussed. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Superconductivity; marine; Military; propulsion; Radar; degaussing; communication | ||
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