Ministry of Science and Technology, Office.

Xu Baogong is seriously handling the work, he was transferred from the Bureau of Science and Industry to the Ministry of Science and Technology, as the vice minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, in charge of the field of scientific and technological innovation.

From the Bureau of Science and Industry to the Ministry of Science and Technology, the title of the deputy department has not changed, but it has been promoted by half a level to the central department.

The reason for the transfer of jobs is also directly related to the development of superconducting technology.

Xu Baogong's work is scientific and technological innovation, and he is mainly responsible for the most cutting-edge superconducting technology and anti-gravity technology.

It is still a little early to talk about the application of anti-gravity technology, and there is only one project of anti-gravity maglev rail transit until now, and it is unlikely that the project will create profits from construction to application.

This is not the case in the field of superconductivity.

Superconducting materials industry companies have begun to create a steady stream of profits, and superconductivity-related application research has also been carried out on a large scale, and there will definitely be many more applications in the future.

A promising field of science and technology can drive the development of the entire country.

For example, in the past few decades, the computer industry has developed all over the world, turning people's lives upside down and creating huge economic value.

The development of the superconducting field involves transportation, medical care, energy, electricity and other aspects, and may also involve aviation, aerospace, national defense and military in the future, and the civilian field is also very valuable.

With so much coverage, there is naturally a huge potential.

The leadership attaches great importance to the development of superconductivity technology, so that the two fields of superconductivity and anti-gravity are particularly independent together, and a deputy minister has been appointed to be in charge.

At present, many application directions in the field of superconductivity are still being studied and explored, and the temporary large-scale application directions are energy and electricity, and the other is the transportation field.

For example, maglev trains.

Even anti-gravity maglev trains have a large number of superconducting technologies applied.

For example, power delivery.

Some of the sections of high-voltage main lines that have been improved with high power consumption have begun to be covered with new superconducting materials.

In addition, there are scientific research institutions.

There are many scientific research teams in the world that have begun to study superconductivity-related application technologies.

In terms of the Ministry of Science and Technology, a lot of work related to the field of superconductivity is related to the research of applied science and technology, such as the application for special research projects, the reporting of results, and the content of some large-scale projects, which must be handled by Xu Baogong himself.

SMES technology research is naturally a top priority.

SMES technology research is directly related to the problem of power energy, with SMES power storage technology, you can balance the manufacture and use of electricity, and can also ensure the supply of electricity in emergencies.

This is not only a civilian technology, but also an important national defense technology.

For example, some military facilities that cannot be energized normally can use SMES technology to ensure high-power power supply.

The initial research of SMES technology was designed to provide Ameriken Defense Defense Planning Agency and the Defense Nuclear Weapons Agency with a new and reliable new and reliable electrical energy storage technology.

"SMES technology, it's so important!"

Xu Baogong couldn't help but sigh when he thought about it, and he suddenly remembered that the SMES research group established by Wang Hao had applied for the construction of the SMES power storage experimental device.

"I don't know what's going on...... Xu Baogong thought about it, and simply called the secretary outside the door, "Xiao Zhang!" ”

Before he could shout, he heard a knock at the door.

"Enter!"

Xu Baogong shouted.

Secretary Xiao Zhang walked in with the information and said, "Minister Xu, this is the latest report from the SMES battery research group. ”

"Oh, put it down."

Xu Baogong nodded lightly, and immediately opened the file to check it.

When he actually checked the contents of the document, he suddenly felt very strange, "Do you want to conduct a charge-discharge experiment?" Running out of power? ”

"What's the problem?"

After all, he is not specialized in technology, and he only has a basic understanding of SMES, and it is completely unclear how to do it and what to do at what stage.

Xu Baogong read the report in detail.

"The storage capacity of the experimental device is more than 20 million kilowatt hours, and the minimum discharge requirement is 4 million kilowatt hours......"

"This means that there is a problem with the power supply, so let's approve and cooperate with ......"

"How should it be?"

"That's not right!"

Xu Baogong suddenly realized a problem, "Pan Dong's team doesn't seem to have encountered this problem?" ”

"Charging all the time, doesn't it mean that the experimental device is working normally?"

"No......"

He reacted reluctantly, and called his secretary Xiao Zhang and asked him to take a copy of the latest experimental progress materials reported by Pan Dong's team.

That's the latest material that came in last week.

After Xu Baogong got the materials, he read them carefully, and suddenly felt even more surprised, "The latest progress, and the continuous running time is twenty-seven minutes?" ”

"Wang Hao's research group has been able to continue charging?"

"That's too big a gap!"

Xu Baogong's eyes widened suddenly, he simply picked up the phone, found an expert who knew about SMES, and asked relevant questions.

The name of the expert here is Ma Jun, who also works in the science and technology department, in charge of scientific and technological work in the field of electric power.

After Ma Jun understood the situation, he said with certainty, "According to the content of the data, their experimental device should be able to operate normally, otherwise it is impossible to charge it for a long time." ”

"But it's weird."

"Their unit has only been built for a month, how can it be normal to operate, normally, there will be a lot of problems when it is started......"

Xu Baogong listened to Ma Jun's words and was also very surprised, so he simply called Wang Hao and directly confirmed the news to Wang Hao.

Wang Hao said with certainty, "Our device has been running, and now it is less than three days, and there is no problem for the time being, so we applied for a higher power supply." ”

Xu Baogong still trusts Wang Hao very much.

However, SMES technology research and development is too important, so he still set up an expert group to go to the West Sea to see for himself.

……

Among the experts in SMES technology in China, Pan Dong must be the number one, otherwise he would not be responsible for SMES technology research.

Pan Dong is not aware of the news yet, but he is pleased with the latest research progress.

in the office.

Pan Dong said with a smile on his face, "We have solved another problem. ”

"In the last experiment, the device ran for nearly half an hour, and after solving the power control problem, it is estimated that it will last longer, maybe more than an hour."

Deng Jianqiang also said happily, "If it can run for more than an hour, the problem may be much smaller." ”

"I hope so!"

At the same time, Pan Dong was happy, but he also knew that their device was far from perfect, because the biggest problem of quench protection system was still not completely solved.

The quench protection system cares about the most important energy storage coil, as long as there is a problem, it is a big problem.

"By the way, how is Wang Hao's side?" Pan Dong asked.

"No new news." Deng Jianqiang said, "I estimate that the experimental device must have been built, and it is estimated that it is being troubleshooting, and there are many problems when the device is to be started." ”

Pan Dong thought about it and nodded, "After their devices can be activated normally, they will encounter many problems like ours." ”

He said with a sudden frown, "What if they have a problem and come and ask us?" ”

"This ......"

Deng Jianqiang suddenly hesitated.

Liang Jingye suddenly turned his head and said, "We are all SMES. If they ask, they should also be instructed, right? This is a major project, and it can only be ...... if it can be fruitful as soon as possible."

Deng Jianqiang immediately shook his head and interrupted, "Xiao Liang, what you think is too simple. ”

Liang Jingye looked at Pan Dong.

Pan Dong smiled, "Xiao Liang, your mind is still too simple. ”

"It's true that we're working on the same project, but what if we coach them and they're moving faster than we do?"

"At the end of the day, whose results are the winners?"

"When doing research, the results matter. Others don't care, we did the research, how much help we gave each other, and in the end, we didn't ...... anything"

Liang Jingye nodded thoughtfully, "That's right", and then said, "Can't we study together and communicate together?" ”

"Research with them? Also communicate! We're not at a loss! Deng Jianqiang smiled, "Think about it, we have been studying for more than two years, and they have just begun. ”

"Probably......"

Liang Jingye muttered a little uncertainly, she felt that what Pan Dong and Deng Jianqiang said made some sense, but it was a little strange when she thought about it carefully.

The two study groups are working on the same project, and for the country, it is enough for one of them to have results, and it is natural that they can communicate and make progress together.

Why can't you communicate with each other?

At this time, Pan Dong suddenly answered a phone call.

He picked up the phone with a smile, listened to the news on the other side, the smile disappeared suddenly, and he shouted twice in surprise, "How is it possible!" ”

"It's not like I'm mistaken!"

"Okay, I'm definitely going! It's absolutely impossible! ”

Pan Dong put down the phone and took a deep breath.

Facing the puzzled gazes of Liang Jingye and Deng Jianqiang, he said with his mouth half open and stunned, "Just now, the Ministry of Science and Technology invited me to join the expert group and go to the West China Sea ......."

"They said that the experimental device built by Wang Hao's research group has been running for three days without problems."

"What do you think ......?"

"Is it possible?"

……

At the same time.

Wang Hao's research group is already discussing power supply with the power department of Xihai City.

The power department received an order from the higher authorities to ensure the power supply of the SMES experimental team, but it was not easy to fully guarantee the power supply.

This is related to the total amount of electricity supply in the surrounding area, and the requirements of the SMES experimental group are somewhat too high.

The maximum power that the SMES experimental device can normally withstand is 20,000 kilowatts, and the high-voltage transmission power tested by the device is more than 50,000 kilowatts.

That's a bit too high.

The previous research team received special guarantees, and the power supply was only 5,000 kilowatts, which was only one-tenth of the highest demand.

Wang Hao hopes to pull the 50,000-kilowatt line directly in one step, and there is no need to consider the problem of power supply in the future.

However, the power sector can't.

What is the concept of 50,000 kilowatts? For example, the well-known manufacturing company Fu Shikang, the electricity power of a large base will be between 50,000 and 100,000 kilowatts.

In other words, it is equivalent to directly increasing the electricity consumption of a large factory.

The SMES power storage experimental device was built quickly, and it was obviously impossible to ask for 50,000 kilowatts of power supply rashly without considering that there would be such a high power consumption in a short period of time.

In the end, the power department can only ensure that new lines are built to slowly increase the amount of power supply, and temporarily only one small line can be added to supply an additional 6,000 kilowatts of electricity.

5,000 kilowatts, plus 6,000 kilowatts, for a total of only 11,000 kilowatts.

This power needs to transmit 4 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, and it will take at least half a month to complete, let alone transmit more than 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity.

Wang Hao had a headache thinking about the time problem.

Charge......

It's been a long time!

"It seems that an application should be made for the construction of a new power station dedicated to the experimental research of superconductivity and anti-gravity......"

"It's just SMES technology now, maybe there may be research in the future, and the demand for electricity is even greater."

……

The Ministry of Science and Technology set up a temporary expert group to go to the West Sea to inspect the SMES technology research project.

There are more than 20 members in the expert group, some of whom are relevant leaders of the Ministry of Science and Technology and other departments, and more than a dozen of them are scholars in superconductivity, electric power and related fields.

Pan Dong is one of them.

He didn't come alone, but with his proud protégé Liang Jingye.

Along the way, Pan Dong was talking to others about 'technical issues', "It's impossible to say that their unit will run for three days." ”

"In any study, there are bound to be all sorts of problems with the construction of an experimental setup."

"I guess they just built the experimental setup, and it can only be started, maybe because the power is very low, or the power supply is very low, and it can't reach the power that is in question."

"That's how it should be......"

This is the answer that Pan Dong came up with, and after thinking about it carefully, he feels that it makes sense.

He couldn't believe that an experimental device had just been built and was functioning without any problems.

In addition, he led the team to study the SMES power storage device for two years, and after the experimental device was built, it encountered various problems, and now it can only run for half an hour, and the quench protection system is still a difficult point that cannot be solved.

"We studied for two years, whether it was the cooling system, the power conditioning system or the energy storage coil, there were all kinds of problems."

"In particular, the quench protection system has frequent problems."

"Their device has just been built, and at most it has just been able to start, so how can it be functional?"

There is some truth in what Pan Dong said.

Others also nodded thoughtfully, not only for SMES power storage devices, but also for other fields.

For example, aero engines.

The time taken from design to manufacturing for the prototype of an aero engine is not as long as the time for subsequent improvement.

When a prototype is made, there are all kinds of problems in operation.

It took many years for the first Taihang engine in China to be developed and perfected, and it was not until a few years ago that it was mass-produced and delivered.

When Xu Baogong talked to others, Pan Dong also explained his opinion, "If it is running normally for three days, it must be low-power charging, low-power charging, and there will be no problems inside the device." ”

"When the power is charged at high power, or when the power reaches a certain level, all kinds of problems arise."

"The temperature, the high magnetic field, and the cooling system all caused problems in the device......

Pan Dong said it very professionally.

Xu Baogong listened and nodded continuously, and then said, "Don't jump to conclusions first, let's just take a look." ”

After getting off the plane, the expert group went to the experimental base.

When I arrived at the periphery, I saw some power workers building new lines, obviously to ensure the power supply of the experimental base.

The expert group stopped and looked at it, and then Xu Baogong called the person in charge and asked, "The line you built is for this experimental base?" ”

"yes."

After the introduction, the person in charge also knew that Xu Baogong was a high-ranking official, so he said, "The electricity consumption here is too large, and the superiors have also issued an order that every effort must be made to ensure the power supply." ”

"We're still building new lines, and the electricity consumption here is too high."

Xu Baogong asked, "How tall?" ”

"It's more than 10,000 kilowatts now." The person in charge does not know the specific research content, but knows the specific electricity consumption, "the new line is also used, the electricity consumption continues 24 hours a day, it is the highest power, and the pressure on us to build a new line is also very great......

That's all he knows.

However, enough is enough.

After the person in charge of the power department left, the people in the expert group looked at me, I looked at you, and finally they all looked at Pan Dong.

They certainly understand what it means to use electricity continuously at high power.

In other words, the SMES storage experimental device of Wang Hao's research group is likely to have been continuously charged at high power, and the power even exceeds 10,000 kilowatts.

What about Pan Dong's research group?

He has already said it many times on the road, and the highest figure is five thousand kilowatts.

10,000 kilowatts vs. 6,000 kilowatts......

Is this called low-power charging?

Facing the eyes of the surrounding people, Pan Dong gritted his teeth and affirmed, "Impossible! ”

"Even if it has been 10,000 kilowatts, it is impossible, it must be used elsewhere!"

"Whatever a person from the power bureau said, let's go in and see!" He shook his hand hard and simply walked directly in front.

The others followed quickly.