Course: Application of Superconductivity in Electrical Engineering

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Course title Application of Superconductivity in Electrical Engineering
Course code KEV/ASP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hruška Karel, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1 Repetition of matter composition, Maxwell's equations, vector operations. 2 Basics of crytechnology, cryogenic carriers, discovery of superconductivity. 3 Type I superconductors, Meissner effect. 4 Type II superconductors, properties, stabilization, AC field influence. 5 London equations, high-temperature superconductors, properties, losses. 6 Superconducting wires and usage of superconductivity for electric power transmission. 7 Superconducting magnets, construction, usage. 8 Acumulation of electric energy and superconductivity. 9 Superconductivity in electric machines. 10 Usage of superconductivity for nuclear fusion, fusion reactors. 11 MHD devices, load states of MHD devices. Superconductivity in measurement and informatics. 12 Magnetic levitation using superconductivity. 13 Experimental devices using superconductivity.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe the composition of matters
to describe the physical meaning of Maxwell's equations
to describe Lenz's, Faraday's and Hopkinson's laws
Skills
to apply basic mathematical operations and electrotechnical relations
to analyze magnetic field problems
to perform vector operations
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the mechanizm of the effect of superconductivity
to evaluate the advantages of superconductivity in certain application
to write the London's equations
Skills
to design a coil with superconductng winding
to compare the properties using superconductivity and without it
Competences
mgr. studium: independently solves technical problems
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Interactive lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills
Lecture
Interactive lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Competences
Lecture
Interactive lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • BUMBY, J., R. Superconducting rotating electrical machines. Clarendon Press Oxford, 1983.
  • de Gennes, P.G., Pincus, P.A. Superconductivity of metals and alloys. CRC Press, 2018. ISBN 978-042996558-6.
  • Lee, Peter J. Engineering superconductivity. New York : Wiley-Interscience, 2001. ISBN 0-471-41116-7.
  • Miryala, M., Koblischka, M.R. High-temperature superconductors: Occurrence, synthesis and applications. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2018. ISBN 978-153613342-4.
  • Odehnal, M. Supravodivost a jiné kvantové jevy. Praha : Academia, 1992. ISBN 80-200-0225-1.
  • Osamura, K., Matsushita, T., Lee, P.J.c, Ochiai, S. Composite superconductors. CRC Press, 2018. ISBN 978-135145917-4.
  • Poole, Charles P. Handbook of superconductivity. San Diego : Academic Press, 2000. ISBN 0-12-561460-8.
  • Schrieffer, J.R. Theory of super conductivity. CRC Press, 2018. ISBN 978-042996425-1.
  • Středa, P., Janů, Z. Supravodivost a fyzika nízkých teplot. Skripta ČVUT, 1987.
  • Takács, Silvester; Cesnak, Ladislav. Supravodivosť. 1. vyd. Bratislava : Alfa, 1979.
  • Waldram, J.R. Superconductivity of metals and cuprates. CRC Press, 2017. ISBN 978-135141285-8.


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