Design, fabrication, and test of a 5-kWh/100-kW flywheel energy storage utilizing a high-temperature superconducting bearing

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 2133-2137

  Strasik, M ^a   Johnson, P E ^a   Day, A C ^a   Mittleider, J ^a   Higgins, M D ^a   Edwards, J ^a   Schindler, J R ^a   McCrary, K E ^a   McIver, C R ^a   Carlson, D ^a   Gonder, J F ^a   Hull, J R ^a  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk HTS; Flywheel energy storage; Magnetic levitation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOADS; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; MAGNETIC BEARINGS; MAGNETIC LEVITATION; POWER ELECTRONICS; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

DAMPING SYSTEMS; FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE; UNINTERRUPTIBLE PROTECTION;

ENERGY STORAGE;

EID: 34547473593     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2007.898065     Document Type: Conference Paper

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