Abstract
A key component in superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) system design is the cooling system. A well-designed cooling apparatus allows a SMES to work with higher critical currents, have less AC losses and work in a stable way. Acknowledging the importance of cooling systems in a SMES and that there have been many different designs presented in the bibliography, we hereby analyze various thermal designs that utilize cryocoolers, and we estimate the total volume of the superconducting coils used in their experiments. This review article focuses on recent high temperature superconducting (HTS) materials, and presents the cooling methods employed to cool the coil in conjunction with other important characteristics, such as the coil geometry, the operating temperature of the magnet, the thermal insulation temperature and the cooling power of the cryocoolers. From the presented analysis, the authors propose a procedure to devise a proper cooling scheme for a SMES design. Additionally, a qualitative comparative assessment of the analyzed designs in literature, in eight assessment criteria, is presented.
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