PPT Slide
- Potential advantages of homopolar ship propulsion motors:
- Small size and weight
- DC with very low noise
- Simple and compact motor controller
- More efficient than AC systems
- Technology addressed by the GA/ONR program:
- Full-scale component testing on sub-scale test stand
- Ship integration and commercialization
- 4MW sub-scale motor demonstration
4MW Sub-Scale Homopolar Motor
- Issues addressed by previous Navy development programs:
- High current brushes
- Conduction cooling of low temperature superconducting field coils
Superconducting DC Homopolar Motor