Superconducting motors for aircraft propulsion: the Advanced Superconducting Motor Experimental Demonstrator project. (July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Grilli, Francesco; Benkel, Tara; Hänisch, Jens; Lao, Mayraluna; Reis, Thomas; Berberich, Eva; Wolfstädter, Simon; Schneider, Christian; Miller, Paul; Palmer, Chloe; Glowacki, Bartek; Climente-Alarcon, Vicente; Smara, Anis; Tomkow, Lukasz; Teigelkötter, Johannes; Stock, Alexander; Büdel, Johannes; Jeunesse, Loïc; Staempflin, Martin; Delautre, Guillaume; Zimmermann, Baptiste; Woude, Ruud van der; Perez, Ana; Samoilenkov, Sergey; Molodyk, Alexander; Pardo, Enric; Kapolka, Milan; Li, Shuo; Dadhich, Anang
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 1590(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-07
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1590/1/012051
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: The European Union-funded Advanced Superconducting Motor Experimental Demonstrator (ASuMED) project started in May 2017 with the purpose of demonstrating the benefits of a new, fully superconducting motor for reaching the targets established by the Flightpath 2050 plan. The project aims at a motor power density of 20kW kg −1 using a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) stator. The rotor will use HTS stacks operating like permanent magnets. A highly efficient cryostat for the motor combined with an integrated cryogenic cooling system and associated power converter will be used. This article provides a general overview of the prototype that is currently being assembled and that will be tested soon.