Measurements of crossed-field demagnetisation rate of trapped field magnets at high frequencies and below 77 K

Design requirements of the next generation of electric aircraft place stringent requirements on the power density required from electric motors. A future prototype planned in the scope of the European project 'Advanced Superconducting Motor Experimental Demonstrator' (ASuMED) considers a p...

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Published in:Superconductor science & technology 2018-05, Vol.31 (6), p.65011
Main Authors: Baskys, A, Patel, A, Glowacki, B A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
crossed-field
stack of HTS tapes
trapped field magnets
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Summary:Design requirements of the next generation of electric aircraft place stringent requirements on the power density required from electric motors. A future prototype planned in the scope of the European project 'Advanced Superconducting Motor Experimental Demonstrator' (ASuMED) considers a permanent magnet synchronous motor, where the conventional ferromagnets are replaced with superconducting trapped field magnets, which promise higher flux densities and thus higher output power without adding weight. Previous work has indicated that stacks of tape show lower cross-field demagnetisation rates to bulk (RE)BCO whilst retaining similar performance for their size, however the crossed-field demagnetisation rate has not been studied in the temperature, the magnetic field and frequency range that are relevant for the operational prototype motor. This work investigates crossed-field demagnetisation in 2G high temperature superconducting stacks at temperatures below 77 K and a frequency range above 10 Hz. This information is crucial in developing designs and determining operational time before re-magnetisation could be required.
ISSN:0953-2048
1361-6668
DOI:10.1088/1361-6668/aabf32