• DocumentCode
    839623
  • Title

    Axial stiffness of journal bearings in zero-field and field-cooled modes

  • Author

    Rastogi, Amit ; Coombs, T.A. ; Campbell, A.M. ; Hall, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, UK
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2242
  • Lastpage
    2244
  • Abstract
    Superconducting journal bearings have been investigated for use in flywheel systems. We report on the zero-field cooled and field-cooled stiffness of these bearings. They are made up of radial magnet rings with alternating polarities, a pole pitch of 11 mm and a surface field of 0.1 T. Field-cooled stiffness of the journal bearings increased four times over the zero-field-cooled stiffness.
  • Keywords
    flywheels; machine bearings; magnetic bearings; superconducting machines; 0.1 T; 11 mm; alternating polarities; axial stiffness; field-cooled stiffness; flywheel system; magnetic levitation; pole pitch; radial magnet rings; superconducting devices; superconducting journal bearings; zero-field cooled stiffness; Energy storage; Flywheels; Magnetic levitation; Rotors; Shafts; Superconducting devices; Superconducting magnetic energy storage; Superconductivity; Temperature; Yttrium barium copper oxide; Flywheel systems; journal bearings; magnetic levitation; superconducting devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1051-8223
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TASC.2005.849621
  • Filename
    1440111