October 9, 2007
AMSC, SoCal Edison to conduct in-grid testing
By Cory Hopkins
Westborough's American Superconductor Corp. and Southern California Edison, California's largest electric utility, will team up to test a new kind of high voltage surge protector on California's electric grid, the companies said, with help from a Department of Energy cooperative agreement award.
The Department of Energy will provide AMSC with $3.1 million to fund the project through September of 2008. If certain project milestones are met, the DOE could provide up to $9.7 million in additional funding for implementation of the project through 2012, the company said.
The two companies will test a new transmission-voltage fault current limiter that uses AMSC high temperature superconductor wires. Fault current limiters act as surge protectors to improve system reliability and efficiency, according to AMSC.
The Department of Energy will provide AMSC with $3.1 million to fund the project through September of 2008. If certain project milestones are met, the DOE could provide up to $9.7 million in additional funding for implementation of the project through 2012, the company said.
The two companies will test a new transmission-voltage fault current limiter that uses AMSC high temperature superconductor wires. Fault current limiters act as surge protectors to improve system reliability and efficiency, according to AMSC.
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