TY - JOUR
T1 - High power density superconducting rotating machines - Development status and technology roadmap
AU - Haran, Kiruba S.
AU - Kalsi, Swarn
AU - Arndt, Tabea
AU - Karmaker, Haran
AU - Badcock, Rod
AU - Buckley, Bob
AU - Haugan, Timothy
AU - Izumi, Mitsuru
AU - Loder, David
AU - Bray, James W.
AU - Masson, Philippe
AU - Stautner, Ernst Wolfgang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd.
PY - 2017/11/17
Y1 - 2017/11/17
N2 - Superconducting technology applications in electric machines have long been pursued due to their significant advantages of higher efficiency and power density over conventional technology. However, in spite of many successful technology demonstrations, commercial adoption has been slow, presumably because the threshold for value versus cost and technology risk has not yet been crossed. One likely path for disruptive superconducting technology in commercial products could be in applications where its advantages become key enablers for systems which are not practical with conventional technology. To help systems engineers assess the viability of such future solutions, we present a technology roadmap for superconducting machines. The timeline considered was ten years to attain a Technology Readiness Level of 6+, with systems demonstrated in a relevant environment. Future projections, by definition, are based on the judgment of specialists, and can be subjective. Attempts have been made to obtain input from a broad set of organizations for an inclusive opinion. This document was generated through a series of teleconferences and in-person meetings, including meetings at the 2015 IEEE PES General meeting in Denver, CO, the 2015 ECCE in Montreal, Canada, and a final workshop in April 2016 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign that brought together a broad group of technical experts spanning the industry, government and academia.
AB - Superconducting technology applications in electric machines have long been pursued due to their significant advantages of higher efficiency and power density over conventional technology. However, in spite of many successful technology demonstrations, commercial adoption has been slow, presumably because the threshold for value versus cost and technology risk has not yet been crossed. One likely path for disruptive superconducting technology in commercial products could be in applications where its advantages become key enablers for systems which are not practical with conventional technology. To help systems engineers assess the viability of such future solutions, we present a technology roadmap for superconducting machines. The timeline considered was ten years to attain a Technology Readiness Level of 6+, with systems demonstrated in a relevant environment. Future projections, by definition, are based on the judgment of specialists, and can be subjective. Attempts have been made to obtain input from a broad set of organizations for an inclusive opinion. This document was generated through a series of teleconferences and in-person meetings, including meetings at the 2015 IEEE PES General meeting in Denver, CO, the 2015 ECCE in Montreal, Canada, and a final workshop in April 2016 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign that brought together a broad group of technical experts spanning the industry, government and academia.
KW - electric propulsion
KW - generators
KW - high power density
KW - motors
KW - superconducting machines
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U2 - 10.1088/1361-6668/aa833e
DO - 10.1088/1361-6668/aa833e
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85040163133
VL - 30
JO - Superconductor Science and Technology
JF - Superconductor Science and Technology
SN - 0953-2048
IS - 12
M1 - 123002
ER -