Conveners
M1OrC - Focused Symposia - Propulsion II: Power Electronics
- Charles Rong (U.S. Army Research Laboratory)
- Sonja Schlachter (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, ITEP)
Fully superconducting power systems in electric aircraft and all-electric ships will have many power conversion and conditioning stages between the generators, transmission cables, storage devices, and loads such as motors. The system level efficiency suffers from heat leak from ambient if the power has to leave the cryogenic environment of a superconducting device for power conversion and...
Advanced superconducting generators, cables and fault current limiters have allowed highly-integrated power distribution systems to become more compact and efficient. For the purpose of constructing parallel, multi-terminal cryogenic power systems, switching devices are required to offer protection and control. However, conventional switchgear which connects superconducting components to...
High speed, compact, lightweight and highly efficient motors and generators are needed for applications in power and transport systems. Here we discuss one application in an energy storage system for subway station regenerative braking energy storage. In this application high rotational speed (> 25,000 RPM) and rapid two-way high power transfer (> 500 kW) within a small footprint are key...
