Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/Y006437/1 | |
| Title | Superconducting electrical machines for zero emission aviation | |
| Status | Started | |
| Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency(Transport) 5%; Other Power and Storage Technologies 95%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 30%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 30%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 20%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 20%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr M Zhang No email address given Electronic and Electrical Engineering University of Bath |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 March 2024 | |
| End Date | 28 February 2029 | |
| Duration | 60 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £1,269,641 | |
| Industrial Sectors | ||
| Region | South West | |
| Programme | Frontier Grants - Starter | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr M Zhang , Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath (100.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Electrical machines are electromechanical energy converters between electrical/mechanical energy in both generating and motoring applications. Existing electrical machines rely on copper windings and iron circuits for electro-magnetic coupling, resulting in insufficient machine power density for zero-emission aviation electrification. High temperature superconductors (HTS) offer a ground-breaking and transformative way to develop high power density electrical machines with high efficiency. The zero resistivity of HTS enables ironless magnetic couplings with high electrical and magnetic loadings for a HTS machine. However, power densities of the HTS machines demonstrated to date are at least three times lower than theoretical predictions, due the fundamental challenges in understanding the complex inter-relationship between HTS and rotational electromagnetism. SUPERMAN aims to revolutionise HTS machine technology by providing ground-breaking technologies to develop novel HTS machines with high power density and efficiency, enabling them to replace fossil fuel driven counterparts in zero-emission aviation. By demonstrating an electrical machine to match the power density of gas turbine cores, SUPERMAN will generate an immediate impact in the aviation industry. As a multi-disciplinary research program bringing together material science, physics and engineering, SUPERMAN will open up new research frontiers in applying cutting-edge superconductivity to tackle clean energy conversion challenges | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 27/03/24 | |
