Design of a linear bulk superconductor magnet synchronous motor for electromagnetic aircraft launch systems

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-62

  Štumberger, Gorazd ^a   Aydemir, Mehmet Timur ^b   Žarko, Damir ^c   Lipo, Thomas A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk superconductor; Electromagnetic aircraft launch; Linear motors

Indexed keywords

CATAPULTS (AIRCRAFT LAUNCHERS); ELECTRIC COILS; ENERGY CONVERSION; LINEAR MOTORS; MACHINE DESIGN; MAGNETS; STATORS; SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS; YTTRIUM BARIUM COPPER OXIDES;

BULK SUPERCONDUCTORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH; LEVITATION SYSTEMS; PERMANENT MAGNET MOTORS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 2442704312     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2004.824342     Document Type: Article

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