New solutions for superconducting dipole magnets for commercial size MHD power plant

Author

Manella, A. ; Molfino, P. ; Repetto, M. ; Torcello, M. ; Lia, G.M.A. ; Montanari, I.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Genova Univ., Italy

Volume

28

Issue

1

fYear

1992

fDate

1/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

406

Lastpage

409

Abstract

In the Italian National Project for development of superconducting magnets for MHD (magnetohydrodynamic) applications, a conceptual study of magnets for commercial-size MHD power plants (300-600 MW) has been performed. The overall dimension of the proposed dipole magnet will be about 20 m. The current opinion is that superconducting magnets of this length are beyond the limit of today´s technology. The authors propose alternative solutions to the single dipole magnet, realized with a modular combination of magnets of 6 to 8 m length. This selection allows reduction of some important technological problems and seems to be very promising both from the standpoint of magnet feasibility and ability to meet design constraints

Keywords

magnetohydrodynamic power plants; superconducting magnets; 20 m; 300 to 600 MW; 6 to 8 m; Italian National Project; MHD power plant; design constraints; modular combination; superconducting dipole magnets; Coils; Conductors; Cooling; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic forces; Machine windings; Magnetohydrodynamic power generation; Power generation; Superconducting filaments and wires; Superconducting magnets;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.119897

Filename

119897