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Posted by Tom §. (A) on April 10, 2008 at 19:55:37

In Reply to: RE: Understanding who builds what in LCD Flat Panels posted by 4season on March 29, 2008 at 15:13:27

The world’s largest*4 superconducting magnetic energy storage system

This system counters sudden drops in voltage (line-drops) that result from lightning strikes and other natural phenomena. As the temperature of the superconducting coil is cooled to −269Co, the electric resistance of the coil approaches zero, allowing electrical energy to be converted into magnetic energy and stored.
The 10,000-kW superconducting magnetic energy storage system installed at the Kameyama Plant can generate high voltage in an instant and counter the effects of line-drops.

Superconductor used just to be a power filter. They aren't screwing around.

-Tom §.

Edits: 04/10/08