High temperature super-conducting rotor coil support with split coil housing and assembly method

摘要

A rotor (14) is disclosed for a synchronous machine (10) comprising: a rotor core (22); a super-conducting coil winding (34) extending around at least a portion of the rotor, said coil winding having a side section (40) adjacent a side of the rotor core; at least one tension rod (42) extending through a conduit (46) in said rotor core; and a housing (44) attached to the tension rod and connected to the side section of the coil winding, wherein the housing comprises a pair of side panels (124).