• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Applied Superconductivity and Cryogenics Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.180-184
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• 2000

The dymanic properties of the high-Tc superconductor journal bearings used in the KEPRI flywheel energy storage system was experimentally estimated by using the imbalance excitation method. The test reveals that the superconductor bearings have very low stiffness compared to that of typical oil film bearings with similar geometry and almost the same amount of damping as in roller bearings, which may not be helpful for the system to pass through the critical speeds. However, it was found out that the cross-coupled stiffness and damping terms were almost negligible so that the system could be more stable than the one using lil film bearings. Also with proper design of the rotor-bearing system and accurate balancing of the rotor, the high-Tc superconductor bearing is one of the most viable alternatives to the conventional ones due to its oil-free, non-contact running capability in a vacuum environment, which is literally essential for highly efficient flywheel energy storage systems.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07b
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• pp.907-908
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• 2006

The energy storage systems are being widely researched for the electric power. The operations running in a vacuum chamber mainly consists of a composite flywheel rotor, superconductor bearings, a motor/generator and its controller. Among composed the apparatus, the floating magnet bearing consists of the ring-type permanent magnets with epoxy resin impregnation for reinforcement and surface protection. In order to storage as much energy as possible, the flywheel is supposed to be rotated with very high speed. The magnetic field is analyzed by using the Maxwell 2D/3D for the simulations.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.57-61
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• 2009

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.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2000.06a
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• pp.1071-1077
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• 2000

Recently, several attempts have been made to apply high Tc superconductor bearings of thrust type to flywheel energy storage system (FESS) throughout the world. Radial type superconductor bearings, however, have never been tried to the real FESS. KEPRI has developed its own radial type bearings and is now currently applying them to a FESS designed by KIMM, for the first time. In this paper preliminary test results of bearing performance and dynamic behavior of the flywheel rotor system mounted on them are presented. The dynamic properties, i.e, stiffness and damping, of the superconductor bearings were experimentally estimated using the static loading test as well as the impact test. The test revealed that stiffness value of the present superconductor bearings is about 67,700N/m and the damping value 29Ns/m. It was also found out that these bearings have some levitation drift problems due to excessive vibrations encountered while passing through the critical speeds. With recommend backup bearings to limit the vibration amplitudes of the rotor it is predicted that the flywheel rotor will show stable operations in the design speed range.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.49 no.6
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• pp.411-420
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• 2000

The energy storage systems are being widely researched for the high quality of the electric power. The FES(flywheel energy system) is especially, on the center of the research because it does not make any pollution and its life is long. The FES converts the electrical energy into the mechanical kinetic energy of the flywheel and reconverts the mechanical energy into the electrical energy. In order to store as much energy as possible, the flywheel is supposed to be rotated with very high speed. The motor/generator of the FES should be high efficient at high speed, and generate constant torque with respect to the rotation. In this paper, a motor/generator employing a Halbach array of permanent magnets is designed and constructed to meet the requirements, and its characteristics are examined. The magnetic field is analysed by using the magnetic surface charge method. The armature winding is designed for the harmonic components to be minimized by using the FFT. The sinusoidal current for the motor driving are generated by the hysteresis current controller. A sample superconducting flywheel energy storage system is constructed with a duralumin flywheel which has a maximum rotating speed of 40,000[rpm] and a stored energy of 240[Wh] and its validity is examined through the experiment.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.692_693
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• 2009

본 논문은 초전도 플라이휠 에너지 저장장치(Superconductor Flywheel Energy Storage System : SFES)의 고속회전 시험을 통하여 휠의 진동 특성을 평가 하였다. 초전도 베어링(Superconductor Magnetic Bearing : SMB)은 동작시키기 않고 플라이휠의 외부 외란이나 예측하지 못한 진동을 억제할 수 있도록 설치된 전자석 댐퍼(Electric Magnetic Damper : EMD) 만을 이용해 휠을 부양하고 고속회전 시험을 수행하였다. 이를 통하여 플라이휠의 고속 회전 운전영역에서 EMD는 충분한 진동억제 능력을 보임을 확인 하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07b
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• pp.1213-1214
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 5 kWh급 초전도 플라이휠 에너지 저장장치(Superconductor Flywheel Energy Storage System : SFES)를 제작하고 시험운전을 통하여 회전 테스트를 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 사용된 초전도 베어링은 저널형 베어링으로써 액체 질소를 순환시켜 초전도체를 냉각시키고 휠을 부양시켜서 전동발전기를 통하여 회전시키게 된다. 액체 질소를 순환하였을 경우 초전도 베어링의 냉각특성을 고찰하였고, 전동 발전기를 이용하여 2000[rpm]까지의 회전 테스트가 수행 되었으며, 전동발전기의 동작 특성 및 회전시 휠의 궤적과 축진동 특성을 테스트 하였다.

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• v.13
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• pp.18-18
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• 2003

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• v.15
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• pp.98-98
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• 2005

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.108-108
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• 2009