Chapter 290 Pan Dong: This is impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Ministry of Science and Technology, Office.
Xu Baogong is handling the work seriously. He was transferred from the Bureau of Science and Industry to the Ministry of Science and Technology as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, in charge of work in the field of scientific and technological innovation.
From the Bureau of Science and Industry to the Ministry of Science and Technology, the title of deputy minister did not change, but when it came to the central department, it was considered a promotion by half a level.
The reason for the job relocation is directly related to the development of superconducting technology.
The job of Director Xu Baogong is scientific and technological innovation, and he is mainly responsible for the most cutting-edge superconducting technology and anti-gravity technology.
It is still early to talk about the application of anti-gravity technology. So far, there is only one anti-gravity maglev rail transit project, and it is unlikely to create profits from the construction of the project to its application.
The situation is different in the field of superconductivity.
Superconducting materials industry companies have begun to continuously create profits, and superconducting-related application research has also been carried out on a large scale. There will definitely be many more applications in the future.
A scientific and technological field with broad development prospects can drive the development of the entire country.
For example, in the past few decades, the computer industry has developed all over the world, bringing about earth-shaking changes in people's lives and creating huge economic value.
The development of the superconducting field involves various aspects such as transportation, medical care, energy, and electricity. In the future, it may also involve aviation, aerospace, national defense, military, and civilian fields. It is also of great value.
Covering so many fields naturally has huge potential.
The leadership attaches great importance to the development of superconducting technology, so they put the two fields of superconducting and anti-gravity together independently, and appointed a deputy minister to take charge.
At present, many application directions in the field of superconductivity are still under research and exploration. Among the temporary large-scale application directions, one is energy and electricity, and the other is the transportation field.
For example, maglev train.
Even the anti-gravity maglev train uses a lot of superconducting technology.
For example, power transmission.
Some improvements to high-voltage main line sections with serious power losses have begun to be covered with new superconducting materials.
In addition, it is a scientific research institution.
There are many scientific research teams in the world who have begun to study superconducting related application technologies.
As for the Ministry of Science and Technology, many tasks related to the field of superconductivity are related to the research of applied science and technology, such as special research project applications and results reporting, including the reporting of some large-scale projects, all of which are handled by Xu Baogong personally.
SMES technology research is naturally a top priority.
SMES technology research is directly related to power energy issues. With SMES power storage technology, we can balance the production and use of power, and can also ensure the supply of power in emergencies.
This is not only a civilian technology, but also an important national defense support technology.
For example, some military facilities that cannot be powered on normally can use SMES technology to ensure high-power power supply.
The initial research on SMES technology was to provide a new and reliable electrical energy storage technology to Amerikan's Department of Defense Strategic Defense Planning Agency and Defense Nuclear Weapons Agency.
"SMES technology is so important!"
Xu Baogong couldn't help but sigh as he thought about it. He suddenly remembered that the SMES research group formed by Wang Hao had applied to build an SMES power storage experimental device.
"I don't know what's going on..." Xu Baogong thought, and simply called the secretary outside the door, "Xiao Zhang!"
Before he could shout, he heard a knock on the door.
"Enter!"
Xu Baogong shouted.
Secretary Xiao Zhang walked in with the information and reported, "Minister Xu, this is the latest information reported by the SMES battery research team."
"Oh, let it go."
Xu Baogong nodded slightly and immediately opened the file to check it out.
When he actually looked at the contents of the file, he suddenly felt very strange, "A charging and discharging experiment is going to be carried out? Insufficient power supply?"
"What is the problem?"
After all, he is not specialized in technology. He only has a basic understanding of SMES. He has no idea how to do specific research and what stage to do.
Xu Baogong read the report in detail.
"The experimental device's power storage is more than 20 million kilowatt hours, and the minimum discharge requirement is 4 million kilowatt hours..."
"It means that there is a problem with the power supply. Let us approve and cooperate..."
"That's how it should be?"
"its not right!"
Xu Baogong suddenly realized a problem, "Pan Dong's team seems to have never encountered this problem?"
"If it keeps charging, doesn't it mean that the experimental device is operating normally?"
"No way……"
He reacted suddenly and called his secretary Xiao Zhang again, asking him to get a copy of the latest experimental progress materials reported by Pan Dong's team.
That's the latest material sent last week.
After Xu Baogong got the materials, he read them carefully and was even more surprised. "The latest progress, the running time is twenty-seven minutes?"
"Wang Hao's research team can continue to charge?"
"The gap is too big!"
Xu Baogong's eyes suddenly widened. He simply picked up the phone, found an expert who knew about SMES, and asked relevant questions.
The expert's name is Ma Jun, who also works in the Science and Technology Department and is in charge of scientific and technological work in the electric power field.
After understanding the situation, Ma Jun said with certainty, "According to the content of the data, their experimental device should be able to operate normally, otherwise it would be impossible to charge for a long time."
"But it's too strange."
"Their device has only been built for a month. How can it operate normally? Normally, there will be many problems when starting up..."
Xu Baogong was surprised after hearing Ma Jun's words. He simply called Wang Hao and confirmed the news directly with Wang Hao.
Wang Hao said with certainty, "Our device is already running. It has been less than three days now and there are no problems yet, so we applied for a higher power supply."
Xu Baogong still trusted Wang Hao.
However, SMES technology research and development was so important that he still formed an expert team to go to the West China Sea to see with his own eyes.
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Among domestic SMES technology experts, Pan Dong must be ranked high, otherwise he would not be responsible for SMES technology research.
Pan Dong doesn't know the news yet, and he is delighted 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. After solving the power control problem, it is estimated that it can last longer, maybe more than an hour."
Deng Jianqiang also said happily, "If it can run for more than an hour, the subsequent problems may be much smaller."
"I hope so!"
While Pan Dong was happy, he also knew that their device was far from perfect because the biggest problem of the quench protection system had not yet been completely solved.
The quench protection system takes care of the most important energy storage coil. As long as there is a problem, it will be a big problem.
"By the way, how is Wang Hao's side?" Pan Dong asked.
"There is no new news." Deng Jianqiang said, "I estimate that the experimental device must have been built. I guess the faults are being eliminated. There are many problems in starting the device."
Pan Dong thought and nodded, "When their device can start normally, they will encounter many of the same problems as us."
He suddenly frowned as he spoke, "What if they encounter a problem and come to ask us?"
"this……"
Deng Jianqiang immediately hesitated.
Liang Jingye suddenly turned her head and said, "We are all doing SMES. If they come to ask, they should give guidance, right? This is a major project, and only if we can achieve results as soon as possible..."
Deng Jianqiang immediately shook his head and interrupted, "Xiao Liang, you think too simply."
Liang Jingye looked at Pan Dong.
Pan Dong smiled and said, "Xiao Liang, your mind is still too simple."
"We are indeed working on the same project, but what if we guide them and they progress faster than us?"
"In the end, who owns the results?"
"When doing research, the results are very important. Others don't care. How much help we gave each other in the research, but in the end, we have nothing..."
Liang Jingye nodded thoughtfully, "That's right," and then said, "Can't we study and communicate together?"
"Study with them? And communicate with them! Aren't we suffering a big loss!" Deng Jianqiang said with a smile, "Think about it, we have been studying for more than two years, and they have just started. If we study and communicate together, doesn't it mean that we are guiding them?
them?"
"may be……"
Liang Jingye muttered with some uncertainty. She thought what Pan Dong and Deng Jianqiang said made sense, but when she thought about it carefully, it was a little weird.
The two research groups are working on the same project. As far as the country is concerned, as long as one of them produces results, they can naturally communicate and make progress together.
Why can't we talk to each other?
At this time, Pan Dong suddenly answered a phone call.
He picked up the phone with a smile, and after listening to the message on the other side, the smile disappeared immediately, and he shouted twice in surprise, "How is that possible!"
"It's not a mistake!"
"Okay, I will definitely go! This is absolutely impossible!"
Pan Dong put down the phone and took a deep breath.
Facing the doubtful looks of Liang Jingye and Deng Jianqiang, he half-opened his mouth and said blankly, "Just now, the Ministry of Science and Technology invited me to join an expert group and go to the West Sea..."
"They said that the experimental device built by Wang Hao's research team has been running for three days without any problems."
"You guys think..."
"is it possible?"
…
at the same time.
Wang Hao's research team is already discussing power supply issues with the power department of Xihai City.
The power department received orders from superiors to ensure the power supply to the SMES experimental group, but it is not easy to completely guarantee the power supply.
This is related to the total power supply in the surrounding area. The requirements of the SMES experimental team are a bit too high.
The maximum power that the SMES experimental device can normally withstand is 20,000 kilowatts. The high-voltage transmission power tested by the device requires more than 50,000 kilowatts.
This data is a bit too high.
The previous experimental group received special research guarantees and the power supply was only 5,000 kilowatts, only one-tenth of the maximum demand.
Wang Hao hopes to get it right in one step and directly connect the 50,000-kilowatt line, without having to worry about power supply issues in the future.
However, the power sector cannot do this.
What is the concept of 50,000 kilowatts? For example, the power consumption of a large base of the famous manufacturing company Fu Shi Kang 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. It did not consider that there would be such a high power consumption in a short period of time. It was obviously impossible to rashly request a power supply of 50,000 kilowatts.
In the end, the power department can only guarantee the construction of new lines to slowly increase the power supply. For the time being, it can only add a small line to supply an additional 6,000 kilowatts of electricity.
Five thousand kilowatts, plus six thousand kilowatts, the total is only eleven thousand kilowatts.
This power needs to deliver four million kilowatt-hours of electricity, which will take at least half a month to complete, let alone more than 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity.
Wang Hao had a headache thinking about the time issue.
Charge……
So long!
"It seems that we should apply to build a new power station specifically to ensure experimental research related to superconductivity and anti-gravity..."
"Right now, it's just SMES technology. Maybe there may be research in the future that will require greater power consumption."
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The Ministry of Science and Technology established a temporary expert group and went to the West Sea to inspect the SMES technology research project.
There are more than 20 people in the expert group, some of whom are leaders from the Ministry of Science and Technology and other departments, and more than a dozen of them are scholars in superconductivity, electricity and related fields.
Pan Dong is one of them.
He didn't come alone, but brought his favorite disciple Liang Jingye with him.
Along the way, Pan Dong was talking about 'technical issues' with others, "It is simply impossible to say that their device can run for three days."
"For any research, there are bound to be various problems in building an experimental device."
"I estimate that they just built the experimental device and it can only be started. Maybe it is because the power is very low or the power supply is very low and cannot reach the power where the problem occurs."
"That should be it..."
This is the answer that Pan Dong came up with, and it makes sense when you think about it carefully.
He really couldn't believe that an experimental device had just been manufactured and it was running normally without any problems.
In addition, he led the team to study the SMES power storage device for two years. After the experimental device was built, it encountered various problems. It can only run for half an hour now, and the quench protection system is still a difficulty that cannot be solved.
"We have been studying for two years, and there are various problems whether it is the cooling system, power conditioning system or energy storage coil."
"Especially the quench protection system, problems occur frequently."
"Their device has just been manufactured. At best, it can only be started. How can it run normally?"
What Pan Dong said makes sense.
Others also nodded in thought, not only for SMES power storage devices, but also in other fields.
For example, aircraft engines.
The time it takes to design and manufacture an aero-engine prototype is not as long as subsequent improvements.
After a prototype is manufactured, various problems will be encountered during operation.
It took many years to develop and perfect the first Taihang engine in China, and it continued to be improved. It was not until a few years ago that it was mass-produced and delivered for use.
When Xu Baogong was talking to others, Pan Dong also explained his point of view, "If it has been running normally for three days, it must be low-power charging. Low-power charging, there will be no problems inside the device."
"When charging at high power, or when the power reaches a certain level, various problems arise."
"The temperature inside, the high magnetic field and the cooling system will cause various problems in the device..."
Pan Dong was very professional.
Xu Baogong kept nodding his head as he listened, and then said, "Don't jump to conclusions first, we'll find out after we go and take a look."
After getting off the plane, the expert team went to the experimental base.
When we arrived at the periphery, we saw some power workers building new lines, obviously to ensure the power supply of the experimental base.
The expert team stopped and took a look, and then Xu Baogong called the person in charge and asked, "Is the line you built for this experimental base?"
"yes."
After the introduction, the person in charge also knew that Xu Baogong was a senior official, so he said, "The electricity consumption here is too large, and the superiors have issued orders to ensure the power supply with all efforts."
"We are still building new lines, and the electricity consumption here is really too high."
Xu Baogong asked, "How high is it?"
"Now it has exceeded 10,000 kilowatts." The person in charge did not know the specific research content, but he knew the specific electricity consumption. "The newly added lines are also used. Electricity is used continuously for 24 hours, all at the highest power. We
There is also great pressure to build new lines..."
He only knows so much.
But, enough is enough.
After the power person in charge left, the experts in the expert team looked at me and me, and finally they all looked at Pan Dong.
Of course they understand what high-power continuous use of electricity means.
In other words, the SMES storage experimental device of Wang Hao's research group is likely to be continuously charging at high power, with the power even exceeding 10,000 kilowatts.
Where is Pan Dong’s research group?
He has said it many times on the road, and the highest data is 5,000 kilowatts.
Ten thousand kilowatts, compared to six thousand kilowatts...
Is this called low power charging?
Faced with the gazes of everyone around him, Pan Dong gritted his teeth and affirmed, "It's impossible!"
"Even if it has been 10,000 kilowatts, it is impossible. It must have been used elsewhere!"
"What did a person from the Electric Power Bureau say? We'll find out when we go in and take a look!" After saying this, he waved his hand vigorously and simply walked ahead.