Development of superconducting magnetic bearing for flywheel energy storage system

• Published in: Cryogenics (Guildford) Vol. 80; pp. 234 - 237
• Main Authors: Miyazaki, Yoshiki, Mizuno, Katsutoshi, Yamashita, Tomohisa, Ogata, Masafumi, Hasegawa, Hitoshi, Nagashima, Ken, Mukoyama, Shinichi, Matsuoka, Taro, Nakao, Kengo, Horiuch, Shinichi, Maeda, Tadakazu, Shimizu, Hideki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2016; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Carbon fiber reinforced plastics; Coiling; Coils; Cooling; Energy; Energy storage; Flywheels; High temperature; Storage; Storage capacity; Superconductivity

•The world largest-class FESS with a SMB has been completed and test operation has started.•The SMB was capable of supporting the flywheel, having the weight of 4000kg.•The HTS bulks were cooled by the low pressure helium gas without any contact.•The levitation test has lasted for many hours and the...