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US 12,731,983 B2Granted
Superconductor current limiting device and aircraft comprising such a device
AssigneeAirbus SAS
InventorsAlexandre Colle, Reda Abdouh
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Abstract
A superconductor current limiting device comprising a leak-tight enclosure having two apertures arranged to allow a circulation of a cryogenic fluid, a superconductor busbar, and an inductor comprising two poles arranged inside the leak-tight enclosure and disposed facing a central part of the superconductor busbar. Each of the two poles of the inductor is electrically connected to a terminal part of the superconductor busbar via a connection link to one of the two poles.
Claims7
An aircraft, comprising:
- at least one electric motor powered using a cryogenic system, the cryogenic system including a superconductor current limiting device comprising:
- a leak-tight enclosure having two apertures arranged on opposite sides of the leak-tight enclosure and arranged to allow a circulation of a cryogenic fluid inside said leak-tight enclosure,
- a superconductor busbar passing through said leak-tight enclosure via two connection apertures, having a central part arranged inside said leak-tight enclosure such that the central part is surrounded by the cryogenic fluid circulating in the leak-tight enclosure, and a first and a second terminal parts respectively arranged on either side of said central part and in continuity of said central part and at least partially arranged outside of said leak-tight enclosure, and
- an inductor comprising a first pole and a second pole arranged inside the leak-tight enclosure and disposed facing the central part of the superconductor busbar,
- wherein the first pole of the inductor is electrically connected to the first terminal part of the superconductor busbar via a first connection link, and the second pole of the inductor is electrically connected to the second terminal part of the superconductor busbar via a second connection link.
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