Performance of a power conversion system for superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES)

Author

Skiles, James J. ; Kustom, Robert L. ; Ko, Ka-Pui ; Wong, Vincent ; Ko, Ka-Shu ; Vong, Frederick ; Klontz, Keith

Author_Institution

Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA

Volume

11

Issue

4

fYear

1996

fDate

11/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1718

Lastpage

1723

Abstract

This paper presents the results of laboratory tests of a power conversion system (PCS) for superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) applications. The PCS uses a two-quadrant chopper and a voltage-source power converter. Operating modes of the chopper are discussed. Operation of SMES to provide independent control of real and reactive power, operation as a static VAr compensator, low frequency modulation of the real power and speed of response are demonstrated. A circuit is presented for testing an SMES PCS that does not require a superconducting coil

Keywords

DC-AC power convertors; PWM invertors; choppers (circuits); reactive power control; static VAr compensators; superconducting magnet energy storage; thyristor convertors; LF real power modulation; SMES power conversion system; independent control; laboratory tests; operating modes; performance testing; reactive power regulation; real power control; response speed; static VAr compensator; two-quadrant chopper; voltage-source invertor; Choppers; Circuit testing; Laboratories; Personal communication networks; Power conversion; Reactive power control; Samarium; Superconducting magnetic energy storage; System testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8950

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/59.544633

Filename

544633