Superconductive magnetic energy storage for electric utilities-a review of the 20 year Wisconsin program

Author

Boom, R.W.

Author_Institution

Appl. Superconductivity Center, Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

25-28 Jun 1990

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The University of Wisconsin´s experience as a superconductivity engineering research center since the invention of the superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) system is described. The SMES used today consists of a superconductive storage coil charged and discharged by a Graetz bridge. The topics discussed are the following: the electrical use of SMES; configurations; structure and conductor requirements; the status of present SMES design; rippled design; nonrippled design; conductor stability; SMES coil protection systems; and the use of high-temperature superconductors in SMES systems

Keywords

electricity supply industry; load management; power systems; research initiatives; superconducting magnet energy storage; superconducting magnets; Graetz bridge; SMES; USA; charging; conductor; discharging; electric utilities; high-temperature; protection; research; stability; superconducting magnetic energy storage; superconductors; Bridges; Conductors; Energy storage; Power engineering and energy; Protection; Samarium; Stability; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnetic energy storage; Superconductivity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Sources Symposium, 1990., Proceedings of the 34th International

Conference_Location

Cherry Hill, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-87942-604-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPSS.1990.145776

Filename

145776