Title :
The status of HTS ship propulsion motor developments
Author :
Kalsi, S.S. ; Gamble, B.B. ; Snitchler, G. ; Ige, S.O.
Author_Institution :
American Superconductor Corp., Westborough, MA
Abstract :
The development of ship propulsion synchronous motors with high temperature superconductor (HTS) field windings for Naval electric ship applications has progressed to the point where a full scale motor is now under construction. A 5 MW, 230-rpm prototype ship propulsion motor was built and tested by the Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) on behalf of U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR). It met or exceeded all its design goals. Currently, a 36.5 MW, 120-rpm ship propulsion motor is being built for delivery to ONR at the end of 2006. This paper presents test results of the 5 MW motor and the status of the 36.5 MW motor
Keywords :
electric propulsion; ships; superconducting machines; synchronous motors; Center for Advanced Power Systems; HTS ship propulsion motor developments; Naval electric ship; Office of Naval Research; high temperature superconductor field windings; ship propulsion synchronous motors; High temperature superconductors; Marine vehicles; Power generation; Propulsion; Pulse generation; Pulse power systems; Pulse width modulation; Synchronous motors; Variable speed drives; Wire; 1G (first generation (BSCCO) HTS wire); 2G (second generation (YBCO) HTS wire); COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf); ONR (U.S. Office of Naval Research); PWM (pulse width modulation); VSD (variable speed drive);
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0493-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2006.1709643
