Superconducting homopolar inductor alternator for power applications

摘要

A portable power system (600) has a turbine engine (601) generating mechanical energy. A homopolar electrical machine (10) receives this energy. The homopolar electrical machine (10) has a single stationary superconducting field coil (40) configured to create a magnetic field. A homopolar rotor (12) is configured to rotate within the magnetic field such that a rotating magnetic field is created in a stationary winding (40) by interaction of the rotating permeance wave produced by the homopolar rotor (12) and the magnetic field produced by the single stationary field coil (40). The homopolar electrical machine (10) is configured as a generator and produces electrical power for the portable power system (600).