Damping and support in high-temperature superconducting levitation systems
Patent
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OSTI ID:1013674
- Sammamish, WA
- Everett, WA
- Kent, WA
Methods and apparatuses to provide improved auxiliary damping for superconducting bearings in superconducting levitation systems are disclosed. In a superconducting bearing, a cryostat housing the superconductors is connected to a ground state with a combination of a damping strip of material, a set of linkage arms to provide vertical support, and spring washers to provide stiffness. Alternately, the superconducting bearing may be supported by a cryostat connected to a ground state by posts constructed from a mesh of fibers, with the damping and stiffness controlled by the fiber composition, size, and mesh geometry.
- Research Organization:
- The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC36-99GO10285
- Assignee:
- The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,633,203
- Application Number:
- US Patent Application 11/968,350
- OSTI ID:
- 1013674
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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