Electric Motors & Generators |
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| Superconducting Motors
and Generators could be made with a
weight of about one tenth that of conventional devices
for the same output. This is the appeal of making such
devices for specialized applications. Motors and
generators are already very efficient, so there is not
the power savings associated with superconducting magnets.
It may be possible to build very large capacity
generators for power plants where structural strength
considerations place limits on conventional generators. In 1995 the Naval Research Laboratory demonstrated a 167 hp motor with high-Tc superconducting coils made from Bi-2223. It was tested at 4.2K and at liquid neon temperature, 28K with 112 hp produced at the higher temperature. |
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