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Westinghouse programs in pulsed homopolar power supplies

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5715397
This document details Westinghouse's ongoing study of homopolar machines since 1929 with the major effort occurring in the early 1970's to the present. The effort has enabled Westinghouse to develop expertise in the technology required for the design, fabrication and testing of such machines. This includes electrical design, electromagnetic analysis, current collection, mechanical design, advanced cooling, stress analysis, transient rotor performance, bearing analysis and seal technology. Westinghouse is using this capability to explore the use of homopolar machines as pulsed power supplies for future systems in both military and commercial applications.
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Research and Development Center, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5715397
Report Number(s):
N-85-13862
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English