Key design selections for the 20. 4 MWh SMES/ETM

Conference · Thu Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1991 · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

OSTI ID:5746877

Loyd, R J; Walsh, T E ^[1]; Kimmy, E R ^[2]

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1. Bechtel Group, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)
2. General Dynamics Corp., San Diego, CA (United States). Space Systems Div.

The 20.4 MWh Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Engineering Test Model (SMES/ETM) will be the world's largest superconducting magnet---by nearly two orders of magnitude in stored energy. Its size, Lorentz loads and power delivery requirements dictate a number of fundamental design requirements that do not exist for other superconducting magnets. In addition, the significant capital investment in this prototype for commercial electric utility and defense application mandates that the SMES/ETM fully accomplish its primary mission of demonstrating large-scale SMES technology, while at the same time minimizing technical, schedule and cost risks. This paper presents and discusses nine key design decisions that are fundamental to meeting these challenging goals.

• OSTI ID: 5746877
• Report Number(s): CONF-900944--
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Vol. 27:2; ISSN IEMGA; ISSN 0018-9464
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
COMMERCIALIZATION
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
DESIGN
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETS
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
MAGNETIC ENERGY STORAGE
MAGNETS
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
POWER INPUT
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RISK ASSESSMENT
STORAGE
SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC ENERGY STORAGE
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS