Superconducting electrical machine with two part rotor with center shaft capable of handling bending loads

Patent · Tue Apr 23 00:00:00 EDT 2019

OSTI ID:1568250

Morrison, Darrell

A superconducting electrical machine includes a rotor and a stator. The stator defines a cavity. The rotor is configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis. The rotor is disposed at least partially within the cavity. The rotor includes a shaft configured to rotate with the rotor, a rotor active section including at least a rotor torque tube and a superconductor, and a first re-entrant end attaching the shaft to the rotor active section. At most a threshold fraction of a bending force applied to the shaft is communicated to the rotor active section.

• Research Organization: Kato Engineering Inc., North Mankato, MN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EE0005140
• Assignee: Kato Engineering Inc. (North Mankato, MN)
• Patent Number(s): 10,270,311
• Application Number: 14/662,084
• OSTI ID: 1568250
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 03/18/2015
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English