Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) program. Progress report, January 1-December 31, 1979
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Work is reported on the development of two superconducting magnetic energy storage units. One is a 30-MJ unit for use by the Bonneville Power Administration to stabilize power oscillations on their Pacific ac Intertie, and the second is a 1- to 10-GWh unit for use as a diurnal load-leveling device. Emphasis has been on the stabilizing system. A contract was placed for the fabrication design of the 30-MJ coil design. Orders have been placed for the stabilizing system converter and protective energy dump system, converter transformer, automation of the 4.5 K refrigerator and its installation into a trailer, and a trailer mounted heat-rejection system. A third compressor was added to the refrigeration system, and the refrigerator was tested and accepted. The superconductor for the 30-MJ coil has been received, tested, and found to be satisfactory. Development of the 5-kA superconducting cable is still under way. The reference design for the 1- to 10-GWh diurnal load-leveling unit was completed and has been issued as an eight volume report. The summary and recommendations of the study are included. An alternative use of small superconducting coils for VAR control has been devised.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 5744033
- Report Number(s):
- LA-8199-PR
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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