Showing papers by "Yoshishige Murakami published in 1992"
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of SMES technology is reviewed, both of large scale and small one, and two projects now in progress are explained, the one in Japan for 100kWh SMES and the other also in the United States for 20MWh one.
Abstract: The SMES researches have been performed mainly aiming at large scale SMES for nighttime energy storage and daytime power supply. Recently, however, the usefulness of medium or small scale SMES have been recognized and its studies have been started. In this paper, SMES technology is reviewed, both of large scale and small one, and the two projects now in progress are explained, the one in Japan for 100kWh SMES and the other also in the United States for 20MWh one. The former is a prototype of the small scale SMES aiming the multipurpose usage in power systems such as compensation for impulsive loads, and system stabilization for disturbances and heavy loads etc. The latter is considered as an intermediate step for the development of the ultimate large scale SMES. The hopeful role expected for the energy problems under the global environmental conditions will drive us to continue the SMES R and D enthusiastically.
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