Superconducting magnetic energy storage for BPA transmission-line stabilization

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.1983.1062313· OSTI ID:6737226

Rogers, J D; Barron, M H; Boenig, H J; Criscuolo, A L; Dean, J W; Schermer, R I

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) operates the electrical transmission system that joins the Pacific Northwest with southern California. A 30 MJ (8.4 kWh) Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) unit with a 10 MW converter is being installed at the Tacoma Substation to provide system damping for low frequency oscillations of 0.35 Hz. The integrated system status is described and reviewed. Components included in the system are the superconducting coil, seismically mounted in an epoxy fiberglass nonconducting dewar; a helium refrigerator; a heat rejection subsystem; a high pressure gas recovery subsystem; a liquid nitrogen trailer; the converter with power transformers and switchgear; and a computer system for remote microwave link operation of the SMES unit.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6737226
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-82-2719; CONF-821108-3; ON: DE83000640
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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200303* -- Power Transmission & Distribution-- Superconducting & Cryogenic Systems-- (-1989)
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
25 ENERGY STORAGE
250100 -- Energy Storage-- Magnetic
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
CONTAINERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DEWARS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
HELIUM DILUTION REFRIGERATORS
INTERCONNECTED POWER SYSTEMS
INVERTERS
MAGNETIC ENERGY STORAGE
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPERATION
POWER SUBSTATIONS
POWER SYSTEMS
POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
REFRIGERATORS
STABILIZATION
STORAGE
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC ENERGY STORAGE
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS