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This would only solve one of the more minor problems with fusion. And what would it do for batteries?
by NotYourLawyer 3y ago
This would only solve one of the more minor problems with fusion. And what would it do for batteries?
- m463 3y agoI wonder if it would really mean a different sort of battery maybe like a super capacitor that doesn't discharge.
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- p_l 3y agoBattery grid storage would be dead in the water, as we already use Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage for grid stability and ultra-clean power in certain industries - except suddenly a huge chunk of issues involved in making large power SMES will disappear. They won't replace portable batteries soon, but room temperature superconducting will greatly increase efficiency in all areas of electricity, including higher power motors (the efficiency gains are good enough that superconducting motors and generators have been attempted despite needing supercooling). Also, a simple SMES could easily buffer future BEV truck charging station despite projected 1MW connection per charging truck.
- willis936 3y agoThe challenge of fusion is a collection minor problems that add up to machines that are unviable for our current level of industrial output. Eliminating one of the three key plant systems (cryo, vacuum, and heating) is not a molehill, especially when it is the second highest user of power (after heating).