Materials (Jul 2021)

Design Development and Analysis of a Partially Superconducting Axial Flux Motor Using YBCO Bulks

  • Brahim Chelarem Douma,
  • Bilal Abderezzak,
  • Elhadj Ailam,
  • Raluca-Andreea Felseghi,
  • Constantin Filote,
  • Catalin Dumitrescu,
  • Maria Simona Raboaca

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14154295
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 15
p. 4295

Abstract

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In this work, authors have designed, constructed and tested a new kind of partially superconducting axial flux machine. This model is based on the magnetic flux concentration principle. The magnetic field creation part consists of the NbTi superconducting solenoid and two YBaCuO plates. A theoretical study is conducted of an extrapolated superconducting inductor for low-temperature superconducting and high-temperature superconducting solenoids. The optimization of the inductor is carried out in order to increase the torque and the power density as well. This improvement is done by changing the shape of the elements which form the superconducting inductor. Finally, a prototype is realized, and tested.

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