In addition to ADR systems, other NASA applications include efficient motors and generators, MHD propulsion, high precision sensors and actuators, electromagnetic launch, and magnetic resonance imaging in space.
The applications of superconducting coils manufactured with HTS tapes and operating at 30-40 K for NASA and other industries are numerous. Applications include efficient motors and generators, MHD propulsion, high precision sensors and actuators, electromagnetic launch, and magnetic resonance imaging in space. Larger efficient motors and generators may have applications in the power generation, and transmission industries. Applications in vehicle and appliance industries can be envisioned as this technology advances towards more powerful wires/cables that can operate at even higher temperatures with simpler and lighter cryocoolers.
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