Experimental investigation of linear and rotatory HTSC bearings for industrial applications

Issue title: Special Volume: Proceedings of the eleventh International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics ISEM-Versailles ISEM 03

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Siems, Sven Olav^{a; *} | Canders, Wolf-Rüdiger^a

Affiliations: [a] Institute of Electrical Machines, Traction and Drives, Technical University Braunschweig, Hans-Sommer-Str. 66, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Sven Olav Siems, Tel.: +49 (0) 531 391 3908; Fax: +49 (0) 531 391 5767; E-mail: s-o.siems@tu-bs.de

Abstract: This paper presents an innovative bearing design for linear and rotatory superconducting magnetic bearings. In order to evaluate the bearings characteristics, two test benches have been set up and several tests for a temperature range from 40 K to 80 K have been performed. A description of the test facilities and the results are presented. Further the realization of the necessary activation process for SMB is discussed and a solution is given, which makes the use of SMB possible for applications that don't allow any displacement of the suspended part of the machinery.

Keywords: HTSC, SMB, superconducting magnetic bearing, activation process

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2004-562

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 19, no. 1-4, pp. 199-202, 2004