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Design and Cost of a Utility Scale Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Plant

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Advances in Cryogenic Engineering

Part of the book series: Advances in Cryogenic Engineering ((ACRE,volume 31))

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Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) has potential as a viable technology for use in electric utility load leveling. The advantage of SMES over other energy storage technologies is its high net roundtrip energy efficiency. This paper reports the major features and costs of a 5000 MWh SMES plant design.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Bechtel, Inc., San Francisco, California, USA

    R. J. Loyd, T. Nakamura & S. M. Schoenung

  2. General Dynamics, San Diego, California, USA

    D. W. Lieurance & M. A. Hilal

  3. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

    J. D. Rogers

  4. G. A. Technologies, Inc., San Diego, California, USA

    J. R. Purcell

  5. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA

    W. V. Hassenzahl

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  1. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, USA

    R. W. Fast

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Loyd, R.J. et al. (1986). Design and Cost of a Utility Scale Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Plant. In: Fast, R.W. (eds) Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, vol 31. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2213-9_11

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