U.S. Air Force Superconducting Generator Development

Abstract

A review of Air Force-sponsored development of a 12,000 RPM superconducting generator is presented. Results are given for recent critical component tests including stator coils and four coil rotor assembly. A brief discussion of potential future work in high power superconducting generators is given. Superconducting generators with specific weights of less than 0.1 lb/kva in the multimegawatt class can be anticipated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA637940

Entities

People

  • Hugh L. Southall

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Assembly
  • Current Density
  • Dielectrics
  • Eddy Currents
  • Fabrication
  • Flow Rate
  • Generators
  • High Voltage
  • Iron
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Forces
  • Materials
  • Power
  • Steady State
  • Voltage
  • Weight

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design