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The SDI Power and Power Conditioning program is sponsoring the development of a number of large-scale cryogenic and superconducting technologies. The largest of these programs is the development of Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) for terrestrial storage of energy for use in powering ground-based directed energy weapons. SMES also has application to the commercial electric utility industry, which is co-sponsoring the development of an Engineering Test Model (ETM). Other cryogenic applications under development by SDI for use in space power systems include hydrogen-cooled cryo-conductors, superconducting turbo-alternators and high temperature superconductor power leads.
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Verga, R.L. (1990). Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage and Other Large-Scale SDI Cryogenic Applications Programs. In: Fast, R.W. (eds) Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, vol 35. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0639-9_65
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