3000 Horsepower super conductive field acyclic motor

Journal Article · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.1983.1062537· OSTI ID:5718521

Marshall, R

A 3000 hp acyclic motor was assembled and tested utilizing superconducting field coils. The magnet assembly is designed as a quadrupole magnet, utilizing a multifilamentary niobium titanium superconductor. Each magnet coil is 18 inches in diameter and 10 inches long, and operates at rated current of 200 amperes, providing 5.8 tesla in the bore of the coils in the motor configuration. The average winding current density is 10,600 A/cm/sup 2/. The acyclic motor is of a drum-type design with liquid metal current collectors, and is designed to model full-scale machinery for ship propulsion applications. Laboratory test data verified the electrical and electromagnetic design to be within three percent of the calculated values.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Corporate Research and Development, P.O. Box 43, Schenectady, NY 12301
• OSTI ID: 5718521
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States), Vol. 19:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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