Super Conductor Based Energy
“A superconductor is defined as a substance that offers no resistance to the electric current when it becomes colder than a critical temperature.” Some of the popular examples of superconductors are aluminium, magnesium diboride, niobium, copper oxide, yttrium barium and iron pnictides. It is used in almost all energy generation, transmission, and storage technologies: from wind and solar power to alternative fuel cells and hydrogen production to high-voltage cables and batteries. Magnesium diboride (MgB 2 ) , a binary compound, behaves as a superconductor—a substance that offers no resistance to electric current flowing through it—at a moderate temperature of around 39 K (-234°C). This temperature can be achieved using relatively inexpensive liquid hydrogen or neon coolants. APPLICATION Superconducting magnetic energy storage system : Its applications are for transient and dynamic compensation as it can rapidly release energy, resulting in system voltage stability, increasing system d...