Apparatus to support superconducting windings in a rotor of an electromotive machine
AssigneeSiemens Energy, Inc.
InventorsRaul Ricardo Rico, Robert L. Murphy
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Abstract
An apparatus (structure) is provided to support a superconductor winding (61) of an electromotive machine. An assembly (110), such as a cradle, may define a recess to receive the superconductor winding. An elongated loop (74) provides radial support to the winding. Loop 74 may be made of a material resistant to heat flow, such as a fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) material. Assembly (110) may be arranged to support elongated loop (74) at a distal end (78) of the loop. A base assembly (130) may be arranged to anchor the elongated loop at a proximate end (76) of the loop. A support structure 120 may be arranged to provide tangential load support to the assembly.
Claims19
An apparatus to support at least one superconductor winding in a spaced-apart relationship from a rotor core of an electromotive machine, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one elongated loop arranged to provide radial support to said at least one superconducting winding, the elongated loop comprising a material substantially resistant to heat flow;
- an axially-extending base assembly arranged to anchor said at least one loop with respect to the rotor core at a proximate end of the elongated loop;
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- an assembly having a recess to receive at least a portion of said at least one superconductor winding and to support the elongated loop at a distal end of the elongated loop.
An apparatus to support a superconductor winding in a spaced apart relationship from a rotor core of an electromotive machine, comprising:
- an assembly configured to define a recess to receive the superconductor winding;
- at least one elongated loop arranged to provide radial support to the superconducting winding, the elongated loop comprising a material substantially resistant to heat flow, wherein the assembly is arranged to support the elongated loop at a distal end of the elongated loop;
- an axially-extending base assembly arranged to anchor the elongated loop with respect to the rotor core at a proximate end of the elongated loop;
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- a support structure to provide jointly with the elongated loop radial and tangential support to the assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.