This seminar presents the definition and basic characteristics of superconductivity, classification and application ranges of superconductor, and practical examples of superconducting applications with a focus on power equipment such as superconducting fault current limiter, superconducting power supply, and so on. In addition, the 21C Frontier Project Program (10 years project from 2001 to 2010) for the development of superconducting power equipments in Korea will be described.

Biography: Dr. Tae Kuk Ko received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, in 1981, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and applied physics from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, in 1983 and 1986, respectively. From 1986 to 1988, he was an Assistant Professor at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, where he worked on the development of superconducting energy supply. In 1988, he joined the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, where he is now a Professor. He is now a General Business Manager of Korea Institute of Applied Superconductivity and Cryogenics (KIASC). Currently, his research activities have been in the area of high-Tc superconducting fault current limiter, superconducting fluxpump, persistent current switch, protection of superconducting Tokamak magnet, high-Tc superconducting motor, and high-Tc superconducting power supply.