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SMES project plan

[In Japanese. / En japonais.]

Author(s) : YAMAMOTO M., SATOW T., TSUKAMOTO O., MURAKAMI Y., MASADA E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The rapid increase in the demand for electric power and the reduced load factor in Japan have encouraged the development of SMES (superconducting magnetic energy storage) systems for utility power grid applications. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry launched an 8-year national project to develop and establish the component technologies required to realize a small scale 100 kilowatts hour/40 megawatts SMES and its practical application in the utility network. The key component technologies developed in the project consist of a superconducting coil, a quench detection system, a power converter, a circuit breaker and a persistent current switch. A model coil for the core of the SMES system has been designed and fabricated. Performance tests in cooperation with the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute were successfully completed in 1996.

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  • Original title: [In Japanese. / En japonais.]
  • Record ID : 1999-2071
  • Languages: Japanese
  • Source: Cryogenics/ Cryog. Eng. - vol. 33 - n. 7
  • Publication date: 1998/07
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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