Construction and testing of a 1000 hp high-temperature superconducting motor

Author

Zhang, Burt ; Driscoll, David ; Dombrovski, Viatcheslav

Author_Institution

Rockwell Autom., Cleveland, OH, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

223

Lastpage

228

Abstract

An air-core, synchronous motor with a high temperature superconducting field winding has been successfully constructed and tested. The motor features a salient-pole superconducting field winding that operates at a nominal temperature of 30 K. A closed-loop (reverse Brayton cycle) cryogenic refrigeration system is used for initial cooldown and normal operation. Designed for 1,000 hp, this motor was demonstrated at 1,600 hp during operation at its rated speed of 1,800 RPM. This work summarizes the design objectives and requirements, technical challenges, data acquisition techniques and testing results

Keywords

cooling; machine testing; machine windings; refrigeration; superconducting machines; synchronous motors; 1000 hp; 1600 hp; 30 K; air-core synchronous motor; closed-loop cryogenic refrigeration system; data acquisition; design objectives; design requirements; high-temperature superconducting motor; reverse Brayton cycle; salient-pole superconducting field winding; superconducting field winding; technical challenges; testing results; Automation; Cooling; Cryogenics; High temperature superconductors; Magnetic materials; Superconducting coils; Superconducting materials; Synchronous motors; Testing; USA Councils;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 2002. Industry Applications Society 49th Annual

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

ISSN

0090-3507

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7384-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCICON.2002.1045006

Filename

1045006