A new flywheel energy storage system using hybrid superconducting magnetic bearings

J. R. Fang, L. Z. Lin, L. G. Yan, L. Y. Xiao

Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review

31 Scopus citations

Abstract

The high temperature superconductor (HTS) Y-Ba-Cu-O coupled with permanent magnets has been applied to construct the superconducting magnetic bearings (SMB) which can be utilized in some engineering fields such as the flywheel energy storage system (FESS). However, there are many problems needed to be resolved, such as low stiffness and damping, the uncertainty of working displacement, flux creep and flux flow. In this paper, a new FESS using hybrid SMB system which consists of SMB, active magnetic bearings (AMB), and permanent magnetic bearings (PMB) is presented. In this design, we constructed an experimental device for the FESS with hybrid SMB. An axial PMB is joined to provide a levitation force so as to suspend a heavier flywheel; in addition, two AMB are added in radial degrees to improve the stiffness by two orders of magnitude from 104 N/m to 106 N/m and the damping of FESS.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1657-1660
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Volume11
Issue number1 II
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2001
Externally publishedYes
Event2000 Applied Superconductivity Conference - Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Duration: Sep 17 2000Sep 22 2000

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • Active magnetic bearings
  • Flywheel energy storage system
  • Hybrid superconducting magnetic bearings
  • Permanent magnetic bearings

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'A new flywheel energy storage system using hybrid superconducting magnetic bearings'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this