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This chapter summarises the practical applications of superconductors (bulks, wires and magnets). They are a superconductor bulk magnet, superconductor-magnet bearings for flywheel energy storage device with high energy storage efficiency, a high-speed rotation device, magnetic separation using bulk superconductors, current leads and superconductors for magnetic shielding, superconducting wires (PIT-processed MgB2 and REBCO coated conductor), and Superconducting propulsion ship.

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Kim, CJ. (2019). Applications of Superconductors. In: Superconductor Levitation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6768-7_11

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