Supergrid
From collaboration with the National Academy of Science Engineering and Medicine, General Physics with academic and industry partners is developing the next stages of the design of a mega-supergrid project. Parts of the technology that need acceleration are solutions to the engineering and construction problems as the scientific principles are already sound in BCS theory, hydrogen fuel cell energy, and under-grounding.
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General Physics and partners have solved many of the scientific hurdles, with only cost analysis and construction left as the major engineering tests. Supply chain management, development, and evolution are required to create a supergrid. What is exciting is connecting the regions of the world with electricity from fusion. General Physics sees a natural progression, from our small start of NBI and quadrupole development, to fusion, to the distribution and transmission of fusion power.
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Massive electrical infrastructure is required for the n+1 generation to advance and in our global electronic world, the increased demand will be met with fusion and transmitted/distributed with a superconducting hydrogen supergrid. Of course, new FCEVs will be required but this technology is again, established with only investment and construction as major challenges. Deficit spending is a philosophy that liberal welfare state democracies must adopt to perpetuate progress through public-private partnerships. General Physics is working to develop government contracts that build the necessary infrastructure for the supergrid, advancing, safeguarding, and stewarding our collective global future.
Superconducting Wires
Everything from mining, billet production, extrusion, cable winding, under-grounding, distribution connection, and transmission connection are being developed by General Physics. We hope to provide electricity (with fusion) in a paradigm of either YBCO, selenide, or niobium tin wires. By working with IOUs and the promise of advanced engineering and giga-project design, capital intensive projects become manageable and tractable.
Hydrogen Sheathing around Superconducting Wire
Low temperature cryogenic operation of superconductors will require liquid hydrogen coolant around the superconducting wire core. This means liquification stations, pumping vacuums, and transportation "ZEV hydrogen gas" stations for new fuel cell vehicles, FCEVs.
Electrical Transmission and Distribution Peak Load Management
Part of the solution to climate change is the development of peak load management to reduce the demand on the grid. Although fusion is reliable, space efficient, and limitless in theory, practical wind and solar means developing battery storage and impedance regulation through advanced manufacturing of circuits and transformer components. General Physics is assured in the fusion future with supergrid distribution.
