HTS motors in aircraft propulsion: design considerations

Current high temperature superconducting (HTS) wires exhibit high current densities enabling their use in electrical rotating machinery. The possibility of designing high power density superconducting motors operating at reasonable temperatures allows for new applications in mobile systems in which...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity 2005-06, Vol.15 (2), p.2218-2221
Main Authors: Masson, P.J., Soban, D.S., Upton, E., Pienkos, J.E., Luongo, C.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace engineering
Aircraft
Aircraft design
Aircraft propulsion
all-electric aircraft
Application software
Applied sciences
Automotive engineering
Density
Design engineering
Design. Technologies. Operation analysis. Testing
Electric power generation
electric propulsion
Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering
Electrical machines
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
High temperature superconductors
Integrated circuits
Mathematical models
Military aircraft
Miscellaneous
Motors
Power system modeling
Propulsion
Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices
Special rotating machines
Superconducting filaments and wires
superconducting motor
Superconductivity
System performance
Vehicles
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Summary:Current high temperature superconducting (HTS) wires exhibit high current densities enabling their use in electrical rotating machinery. The possibility of designing high power density superconducting motors operating at reasonable temperatures allows for new applications in mobile systems in which size and weight represent key design parameters. Thus, all-electric aircrafts represent a promising application for HTS motors. The design of such a complex system as an aircraft consists of a multi-variable optimization that requires computer models and advanced design procedures. This paper presents a specific sizing model of superconducting propulsion motors to be used in aircraft design. The model also takes into account the cooling system. The requirements for this application are presented in terms of power and dynamics as well as a load profile corresponding to a typical mission. We discuss the design implications of using a superconducting motor on an aircraft as well as the integration of the electrical propulsion in the aircraft, and the scaling laws derived from physics-based modeling of HTS motors.
ISSN:1051-8223
1558-2515
DOI:10.1109/TASC.2005.849616