Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Power Disruptions
Hyper Tech has developed a true fast response (charge and discharge) superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) system that can correct for momentary voltage sags greater than 15% of line voltage. This SMES system, branded as “Superconducting Magnetic Ride-through (SMaRT)” is enabled by low AC loss magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconductor wire manufactured by Hyper Tech. The SMES units can operate between 10 - 20 Kelvin, thereby enabling direct conduction cooling of the superconductors with a cryocooler (refrigerator).
The High Cost of Power Instability
There are several studies indicating that power outages create billions of dollars of loss each year to manufacturing and business operations. Today, if a plant experiences momentary voltage sags that adversely disrupts manufacturing operations, one is trading off the cost associated with outages, downtime and scrap verses purchasing and installing one or more uninterruptable power supply (UPS) systems.
For manufacturing facilities and other businesses, such as a cloud-based data center, requiring uninterrupted power with higher capacity (voltage and current) than standard UPS systems, larger systems incorporating batteries, capacitors, flywheels and/or SMES systems are available.
Why SMES is the Superior Choice
For larger systems, most affected industries will choose a SMES because of its higher efficiency, smaller footprint and lower life cycle costs compared to the alternate systems, namely flywheels, capacitors or batteries. SMES units are 99% efficient compared to these batteries, capacitors and flywheels that are typically only 92-96% efficient.
At the utility level, SMES systems with low AC loss superconductors will be the only systems that can correct the waveform in the millisecond to one-second time frame while correcting the waveform sequentially when such a waveform disturbance occurs.
Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Power Disruptions
Hyper Tech has developed a true fast response (charge and discharge) superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) system that can correct for momentary voltage sags greater than 15% of line voltage. This SMES system, branded as “Superconducting Magnetic Ride-through (SMaRT)” is enabled by low AC loss magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconductor wire manufactured by Hyper Tech. The SMES units can operate between 10 - 20 Kelvin, thereby enabling direct conduction cooling of the superconductors with a cryocooler (refrigerator).
The High Cost of Power Instability
There are several studies indicating that power outages create billions of dollars of loss each year to manufacturing and business operations. Today, if a plant experiences momentary voltage sags that adversely disrupts manufacturing operations, one is trading off the cost associated with outages, downtime and scrap verses purchasing and installing one or more uninterruptable power supply (UPS) systems.
For manufacturing facilities and other businesses, such as a cloud-based data center, requiring uninterrupted power with higher capacity (voltage and current) than standard UPS systems, larger systems incorporating batteries, capacitors, flywheels and/or SMES systems are available.
Why SMES is the Superior Choice
For larger systems, most affected industries will choose a SMES because of its higher efficiency, smaller footprint and lower life cycle costs compared to the alternate systems, namely flywheels, capacitors or batteries. SMES units are 99% efficient compared to these batteries, capacitors and flywheels that are typically only 92-96% efficient.
At the utility level, SMES systems with low AC loss superconductors will be the only systems that can correct the waveform in the millisecond to one-second time frame while correcting the waveform sequentially when such a waveform disturbance occurs.
