LS Cable & System has recently developed a next-generation superconducting cable.
The superconducting cable has almost no power loss during transmission and can transmit large amounts of power. Since it does not generate electromagnetic waves, it is called a representative environmentally friendly energy product.
This next-generation product dramatically improved the superconducting layer’s structural design, reduced production costs by more than 10%, and increased the power transfer rate by more than 20%.
LS Cable & System developed the 23kV 3-phase coaxial superconducting cable through R&D for about 2 years jointly with the Korea Electric Power Research Institute at the Gochang Power Testing Center of KEPCO and obtained the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standard. Three companies, including LS Cable & System, have successfully developed it worldwide, but LS Cable & System is the first to obtain international certification.
According to the industry, KEPCO plans to apply this next-generation model to its superconducting platform business starting next year. After LS Cable & System commercialised superconducting cable for the first time in the world in 2019, it is also expected to lead the commercialisation of next-generation products.
Original announcement: LS Cable & System
Image: Courtesy of LS Cable & System
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