Abstract
The European Union-funded Advanced Superconducting Motor Experimental Demonstrator (ASuMED) project started in May 2017 with the purpose of demonstrating the benefits of a new, fully superconducting motor for reaching the targets established by the Flightpath 2050 plan. The project aims at a motor power density of 20kW kg−1 using a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) stator. The rotor will use HTS stacks operating like permanent magnets. A highly efficient cryostat for the motor combined with an integrated cryogenic cooling system and associated power converter will be used. This article provides a general overview of the prototype that is currently being assembled and that will be tested soon.
Highlights
The unceasing increase of air traffic combined with its fossil fuel consumption and emissions is one of the major environmental issues of our modern world
The European Union-funded Advanced Superconducting Motor Experimental Demonstrator (ASuMED) project started in May 2017 with the purpose of demonstrating the benefits of a new, fully superconducting motor for reaching the targets established by the Flightpath 2050 plan
The ASuMED consortium is building the first fully superconducting motor prototype achieving the power densities and efficiencies needed for hybrid-electric distributed propulsion (HEDP) of future large civil aircraft
Summary
The unceasing increase of air traffic combined with its fossil fuel consumption and emissions is one of the major environmental issues of our modern world. The project aims at a motor power density of 20 kW kg−1 using a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) stator. The high-power level requirements make superconducting technology a major enabler for DP.
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