• DocumentCode
    1497340
  • Title

    Design for a superconductive power cable for SMES

  • Author

    Xiuying, Q. ; Kustom, R.L. ; Skiles, J.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Appl. Supercond. Center, Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1600
  • Lastpage
    1603
  • Abstract
    Superconductive power cables are considered for use as the busbar between a 5500-MWh superconductive magnetic energy storage (SMES) coil and the power-conditioning circuits. The busbar is configured to minimize forces due to the magnetic field. Three design options for the superconducting cable are presented. The peak operating current is 230 kA. Room-temperature copper cable is connected in parallel to the superconductive cable for redundant operation in the event of loss of cooling of the superconductor. Calculations of temperature rise versus time without cooling are presented
  • Keywords
    superconducting cables; superconducting magnet energy storage; 230 kA; SMES; busbar; cooling; magnetic field; peak operating current; power-conditioning circuits; redundant operation; superconductive power cable; temperature rise; Cooling; Energy storage; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic fields; Power cables; Samarium; Superconducting cables; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnetic energy storage; Superconductivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.92604
  • Filename
    92604