A Method for Coupling a Direct Current Power Source Across a Nearly Frictionless High-Speed Rotation Boundary

Abstract

A system and method is provided for coupling a power source across a rotation boundary. A generator converts a DC source on the stationary side of a rotation boundary to a square-wave at a determined frequency. The generator output connects through a transmission line and a first transformer to a set of stator rings. A set of rotor rings form a set of coupling capacitors with the stator rings. The rotor rings connect through a second transformer and a transmission line to a non-linear circuit capable of converting the square-wave to a DC voltage and current that can power a load on the rotating side of the rotating boundary in which the power is nearly equal to the power available from the source on the stationary side of the rotation boundary.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADD020319

Entities

People

  • Donald H. Steinbrecher

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Capacitance
  • Capacitors
  • Circuits
  • Direct Current
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equivalent Circuits
  • Frequency
  • Generators
  • Impedance
  • Square Waves
  • Steady State
  • Transformers
  • Transmission Lines
  • Voltage
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering