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Superconductive wires cost more to make and install then copper wires, so why would a manufacturer of electrical equipment; like generators, consider switching to superconducting wires for the electromagnetic
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Superconductive wires cost more to make and install then copper wires, so why would a manufacturer of electrical equipment; like generators, consider switching to superconducting wires for the electromagnetic windings of the generator?

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They can transmit electricity with no loss of energy. Superconducting wire's advantages over copper include higher maximum current densities and they can transmit electricity with no loss of energy.

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