SMES conductor selection: an engineering perspective

Autor: C.A. Luongo, S.D. Peck, R.J. Loyd
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 3:332-337
ISSN: 1558-2515
1051-8223
DOI: 10.1109/77.233475
Popis: The authors discuss the engineering considerations driving the selection of a conductor concept for large-scale SMES (superconducting magnetic energy storage). There are five areas that require special attention: current diffusion effects, stability margin, AC losses, cooldown stress sustained by the conductor, and helium containment. From a magnet design perspective, there is a strong premium in SMES on utilizing conductors with as high a current as possible. It is difficult to scale up a particular monolithic design to achieve higher current. Overall magnet design issues are also more difficult to tackle with monolithic conductors. It is concluded that cable-in-conduit conductors are more attractive for large-scale SMES. >
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