On the design of superconducting magnetic energy storage systems

Author

Birkner, P.J.

Author_Institution

Tech. Univ., Munchen, Germany

Volume

3

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

246

Lastpage

249

Abstract

With respect to the available technology and the total costs a first significant step in developing superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) plants will be to design a device that is characterized by a small content of stored energy as well as by a high charging power, which is called a small fast-acting SMES unit. It is shown that a small fast-acting SMES unit should be designed as a toroidal coil operating at low induction and high current. The effects of the SMES design and the operating cycle on the cryogenic AC losses are investigated. The quench pressure and cooling concept are discussed.<>

Keywords

design engineering; losses; low-temperature techniques; superconducting magnet energy storage; cooling concept; cryogenic AC losses; design; high current; low induction; operating cycle; quench pressure; small fast-acting unit; superconducting magnetic energy storage systems; toroidal coil; Cooling; Costs; Energy storage; Power generation; Samarium; Shape; Superconducting cables; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnetic energy storage; Toroidal magnetic fields;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.233717

Filename

233717