I don’t believe there are room temperature superconductors yet, so a coolant like liquid nitrogen is needed to keep all windings superconductive.
“I don’t believe there are room temperature superconductors yet, so a coolant like liquid nitrogen is needed to keep all windings superconductive.”
Ahhhh..... Regular....Premium....Diesel.....Oh, here it is... Liquid Nitrogen.
$40/gal.
$38.99 if you are paying cash.
(/sarc)
We have had room temperature superconductors since April 22 1995, just a few days after the OKC Bombing (which may have hidden it from your radar. During the war in the former Yugoslavia Clintoon shut down the Yugoslav power grids with superconductor shard bombs.
If congress were really serious about ending foreign fuel dependence, replacing the backbone of the power grid would be at the top of the list.