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Stiffness Evaluation of High Temperature Superconductor Bearing Stiffness for 10 kWh Superconductor Flywheel Energy Storage System

10 kWh급 초전도 플라이휠 베어링의 강성 평가

  • Park, B.J. (Green Growth Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute) ;
  • Jung, S.Y. (Green Growth Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, J.P. (Green Growth Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute) ;
  • Park, B.C. (Green Growth Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, C.H. (Green Growth Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute) ;
  • Han, S.C. (Green Growth Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute) ;
  • Du, S.G. (Green Growth Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute) ;
  • Sung, T.H. (Department of Electric Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Han, Y.H. (Green Growth Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute)
  • Published : 2009.10.30
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Abstract

A superconductor flywheel energy storage(SFES) system is mainly act an electro-mechanical battery which transfers mechanical energy into electrical form and vice versa. SFES system consists of a pair of non-contacting High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) bearings with a very low frictional loss. But it is essential to design an efficient HTS bearing considering with rotor dynamic properties through correct calculation of stiffness in order to support a huge composite flywheel rotor with high energy storage density. Static properties of HTS bearings provide data to solve problems which may occur easily in a running system. Since stiffness to counter vibration is the main parameter in designing an HTS bearing system, we investigate HTS bearing magnetic force through static properties between the Permanent Magnet(PM) and HTS. We measured axial / radial stiffness and found bearing stiffness can be easily changed by activated vibration direction between PM and HTS bulk. These results are used to determine the optimal design for a 10 kWh SFES.

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