Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage device size

[AniV]

How large would a superconducting magnetic energy storage device be if it were to safely carry 100 kilowatt-hours of energy? How much cryogen (liquid nitrogen) would it consume per hour if the device were made from high-temperature superconducting materials (YBCO or similar).

 

[marcusl]

Is this a school project or homework?

 

[Vanadium 50]

100 kW-hours is 360 MJ. There are magnets that can store this much energy, but they are quite large: several meters tall and long.

 

[AniV]

Is this a school project or homework?

None, more like a hypothetical

 

[AniV]

100 kW-hours is 360 MJ. There are magnets that can store this much energy, but they are quite large: several meters tall and long.

Interesting, do you have any specific examples?

 

[Vanadium 50]

The CMS magnet.

 

[mfb]

There are commercial SMES devices, did you try to find their specifications? They won't be designed for exactly 100 kWh, but some extrapolation should not be too hard.