Conduction cooling of a compact HTS motor for aeropropulsion

• Published in: IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 2150 - 2153
• Main Authors: Pienkos, J.E., Masson, P.J., Pamidi, S.V., Luongo, C.A.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.06.2005; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Aircraft propulsion; Applied sciences; Cold heading; Conduction cooling; Cooling; Cryogenics; Cryostats; Design engineering; Design. Technologies. Operation analysis. Testing; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electrical machines; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; High temperature superconductors; HTS motor; Induction motors; Inductors; Integrated circuits; Mathematical models; Miscellaneous; Motors; Power system modeling; Refrigeration; Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices; Superconducting devices; Superconductivity; Temperature distribution; Cooling; Thermal management (packaging); Conduction cooling; Experimental device; HTS motor; High temperature; Machine design; Cooling system; Cryostat; Electric motor; Refrigeration; Propulsion systems; High temperature superconductor
• ISSN: 1051-8223; 1558-2515
• DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2005.849599

Thermal aspects of a novel high temperature superconducting motor design are examined for use in the propulsion of an aero-vehicle. To simplify the refrigeration, focus is on conduction cooling of the superconducting material directly from the cold head of the cryocooler. A brief description of the motor is followed by an analysis of the conduction cooling apparatus. An experimental setup has been developed, including a cryocooler, a cryostat, and a mockup of the HTS motor, to validate the system model.