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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 A trailer mounted D-SMES unit with 3MW and 16 MVA capacities (Picture supplied
by American Superconductor) ................................................................................................ 1
Figure 2 Artist concept of a diurnal SMES system that is constructed underground..................... 2
Figure 3 A simplified block diagram of a SMES system showing major components. ................. 3
Figure 4 Typical conductors made of the superconductor Nb-Ti (LBNL & LLNL)..................... 3
Figure 5 The 30 MJ superconducting coil developed by the Los Alamos National Laboratory
(LANL) ................................................................................................................................... 4
Figure 6 A small, 1 MJ SMES coil in a liquid helium vessel (LANL)........................................... 5
Figure 7 A small cryogenic refrigerator and cold-finger extension (Cryomech Inc.) .................... 6
Figure 8 A large liquid helium refrigerator (JAERI)...................................................................... 7
Figure 9 Negatively damped oscillations observed on August 8, 1974, on the BPA Pacific HVAC
Intertie............................................................................................................................................15
LIST OF TABLES
Table I Installed D-SMES Units................................................................................................... 10
Table II Existing Installations of Micro-SMES............................................................................ 11
Table III Technology Status of SMES.......................................................................................... 12
Table V Present-day Costs for SMES plants. ............................................................................... 19
Table VI Nth of a Kind (NOAK) Costs for SMES plants. ........................................................... 19
Table VII Estimated Benefits for SMES T&D Applications........................................................ 20
Table VIII Benefit Cost Ratios for fixed-size SMES in T&D Applications ................................ 20
Table IX Implementation SMES Structure/Organization in Japan............................................... 34