Test plant as the first step towards commercialization of SMES for utilities

Author

Hayakawa, K. ; Masuda, Masahiro ; Shintomi, Takakazu ; Hasegawa, J.

Author_Institution

Mitsubishi Heavy Ind. Ltd., Kobe, Japan

Volume

24

Issue

2

fYear

1988

fDate

3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

887

Lastpage

890

Abstract

A 50-MJ superconducting magnetic energy storage plant has been proposed. A discussion is presented of the design study for the plant´s coil system. The 5-m diameter coil is divided into six sections that will be transported from the factory and assembled on site. The authors describe the superconducting cables, electromagnetic forces and stresses on the coil structure, the helium and vacuum vessels used, the coil´s thermal insulating support structures, cooling system, and coil protection system.

Keywords

cooling; energy storage devices; superconducting cables; superconducting magnets; thermal insulation; 5 m; 50 MJ; coil protection; coil system; cooling system; stresses; superconducting cables; superconducting magnetic energy storage plant; thermal insulating support structures; utilities; vacuum vessels; Assembly; Commercialization; Electromagnetic forces; Production facilities; Samarium; Superconducting cables; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnetic energy storage; Testing; Thermal stresses;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.11368

Filename

11368