Motor mount for azimuthing pod
AssigneeAmerican Superconductor Corporation
InventorPeter Winn
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Abstract
A system includes an azimuthing pod configured to be attached to the hull of a ship, a superconducting motor positioned within the azimuthing pod, a refrigeration system including a compressor and a cryogenic refrigeration module coupled to the compressor. The system further comprises a transfer system configured to circulate a coolant between the cryogenic refrigeration module and the superconducting machine, at least one of the compressor and the cryogenic refrigeration module being positioned within the hull of the ship.
Claims17
A system for use with a ship having a hull, the system comprising:
- an azimuthing pod configured to be attached to the hull;
- a rotatable support member configured to interface a stationary reference frame in the hull to a rotating reference frame in the azimuthing pod;
- a superconducting motor positioned within the azimuthing pod;
- a refrigeration system including:
- a compressor;
- a cryogenic refrigeration module coupled to the compressor;
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- a transfer system configured to circulate a coolant between the cryogenic refrigeration module and the superconducting motor, at least one of the compressor and the cryogenic refrigeration module being positioned in the stationary reference frame within the hull of the ship.
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A system comprising:
- a superconducting machine disposed in a rotatable reference frame;
- a refrigeration system including:
- a compressor positioned within a stationary reference frame;
- a cryogenic refrigeration module coupled to the compressor;
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- a transfer system configured to circulate a coolant between the cryogenic refrigeration module and the superconducting machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.