The successful development of high temperature superconductors (HTS) could have a major impact on future aeronautical propulsion and aeronautical flight vehicle systems. Applications of high temperature superconductors have been envisioned for several classes of aeronautical systems, including subsonic and supersonic transports, hypersonic aircraft, V/STOL aircraft, rotorcraft and solar powered aircraft. The potential of HTS electric motors and generators for providing primary shaft power for rotorcraft propulsion is examined. Three different sized production helicopters were investigated; namely, the Bell Jet Ranger, the Sikorsky Black Hawk and the Sikorsky Super Stallion. These rotorcraft have nominal horsepower ratings of 500, 3600, and 13400 respectively. Preliminary results indicated that an all-electric HTS drive system produces an improvement in rotorcraft Takeoff Gross Weight (TOGW) for those rotorcraft with power ratings above 2000 horsepower. The predicted TOGW improvements are up to 9 percent for the medium-sized Sikorsky Black Hawk and up to 20 percent for the large-sized Sikorsky Super Stallion. The small-sized Bell Jet Ranger, however, experienced a penalty in TOGW with the all-electric HTS drive system.
Assessment of High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Electric Motors for Rotorcraft Propulsion
1990
49 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aircraft , Electromechanical Devices , Semiconductor Devices , Electric generators , Electric motors , High temperature superconductors , Propulsion system performance , Rotary wing aircraft , Shafts (Machine elements) , Horsepower , Hypersonic aircraft , Solar powered aircraft , Superconductivity , Supersonic transports , Takeoff , V/stol aircraft
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