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High temperature superconductors
IRL and partners are developing high temperature superconductor technologies for the scientific, medical, industrial and power industries.
HTS[?] Roebel cable is lighter and can carry significantly more current than traditional copper cable (left).
Our key research areas relating to HTS include:
Cryogenic refrigeration
Industrial Research is developing low-cost cooling technology specifically to support New Zealand's growing high temperature superconductor and manufacturing industries. Read more >>
Fundamental research
Industrial Research is at the forefront of fundamental research into the science underpinning the application of superconductivity. Read more >>
Magnets, coils and devices
Our research programme supports HTS-110 Ltd, a spin-off company which designs and manufactures HTS solutions for scientific, medical and industrial applications. HTS-110 manufactures products which are lighter, smaller and more efficient than equivalent copper or low-temperature superconductor devices.
Power systems
HTS conductors have enormous potential in power systems applications such as transmission cables, generators and motors, transformers, fault current limiters, and for superconducting magnetic energy storage. IRL and partners have begun to design and construct a prototype HTS transformer. Read more >>
Roebel cable
IRL researchers have developed an efficient and cost-effective way of forming HTS wire into a cable, opening the way for a much broader uptake of the technology with its potential to carry high electrical currents with lower losses of energy. Read more >>
Wire development, use and manufacture
We undertake contract research work in HTS wire manufacturing and specialise in characterisation of superconducting materials, processing optimisation and development of quality control tools. Read more >>