ORNL is the leading DOE national laboratory in High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) applications including Superconductivity Partnership with Industry (SPI) projects in the areas of HTS cables, transformers, fault current limiters, motors and generators. As a partner of these CRADA projects, ORNL provides technical expertise in the applied superconductivity (performance of 1st generation and 2nd generation HTS conductors and coils), cryogenics and high voltage dielectrics. The Applied Superconductivity Group also conductors strategic research in the areas of:

• performance optimization of HTS conductors (higher current densities, lower ac losses, stability, quench detection and protection,)
• cryogenic cooling interfaces with HTS application
• cryogenic dielectrics (innovative materials and effective high voltage insulation systems)