Low-loss, high-speed, high-T.sub.c superconducting bearings

Patent · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:871010

Hull, John R ^[1]; Mulcahy, Thomas M ^[2]; Uherka, Kenneth L ^[3]

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1. Hinsdale, IL
2. Western Springs, IL
3. Frankfort, IL

A flywheel energy storage device including an iron structure disposed for rotation adjacent a stationary superconductor material structure and a stationary permanent magnet. The stationary permanent magnet levitates the iron structure while the superconductor structure can stabilize the rotating iron structure.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• Assignee: University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
• Patent Number(s): US 5640887
• Application Number: 08/486782
• OSTI ID: 871010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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