When the heat generation (inefficiency) is the main limiter in the technology, increasing the efficiency improves performance, rather than just saving power.
The electric motor limitations come from heat, so increased efficiency = increased strength. That 5-15% + work is what melts the motor when going beyond the rated load. I'm not familiar with the superconductors/electrical engineering but I think if no work is performed (motor is stalled), the motor will not get hot, basically just acting as a magnet.
From what I understand it is the same with computer chips, the biggest obstacle the chip companies have is heat generation; the chip gets too hot with the smaller designs. So less heat generation = faster chip.
Autonomous drones (for delivery and stuff) are extremely limited by the very low battery life. They fly around for 20 minutes and are done. Any complication and the battery runs out. So higher efficiency = longer battery life = more capabilities.
Nuclear fusion reactors also apparently benefit from higher temperature superconductors because it is hard to keep them so cold in a reactor. I know nothing about that though. To me it seems like 100 K or 300 K are very different from 100m K regardless but idk lol.
The electric motor limitations come from heat, so increased efficiency = increased strength. That 5-15% + work is what melts the motor when going beyond the rated load. I'm not familiar with the superconductors/electrical engineering but I think if no work is performed (motor is stalled), the motor will not get hot, basically just acting as a magnet.
From what I understand it is the same with computer chips, the biggest obstacle the chip companies have is heat generation; the chip gets too hot with the smaller designs. So less heat generation = faster chip.
Autonomous drones (for delivery and stuff) are extremely limited by the very low battery life. They fly around for 20 minutes and are done. Any complication and the battery runs out. So higher efficiency = longer battery life = more capabilities.
Nuclear fusion reactors also apparently benefit from higher temperature superconductors because it is hard to keep them so cold in a reactor. I know nothing about that though. To me it seems like 100 K or 300 K are very different from 100m K regardless but idk lol.