Test results of a compact superconducting flywheel energy storage with disk-type, permanent magnet motor/generator unit

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 2095-2098

  Kohari, Zalan ^a  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Flywheel; Losses of flywheels; Separation of losses; Spin down measurements; Superconducting bearings

Indexed keywords

BEARING LOSS; DISK-TYPE; EDDY CURRENT-LOSS; FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE; INDUSTRIAL SIZE; LOAD LOSS; LOW LOSS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MOTOR GENERATOR; PERMANENT-MAGNET MACHINE; ROTOR DISCS; SPIN-DOWN MEASUREMENTS; SUPERCONDUCTING BEARING; SUPERCONDUCTING BEARINGS; TEST RESULTS;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); ELECTRIC MACHINERY; FLYWHEELS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; PERMANENT MAGNETS; ROTORS; SPIN DYNAMICS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; WHEELS;

SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

EID: 68649128760     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2009.2018760     Document Type: Conference Paper

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