US US5540116A

Low-loss, high-speed, high-TC superconducting bearings

Publication no.

US5540116A
Priority date
1993-03-03
Filing date
1993-03-03
Published
1996-07-30
Granted
1996-07-30
Assignee
University Of Chicago
Inventor

John R. Hull

Abstract

A flywheel energy storage device including an iron structure disposed for rotation adjacent a stationary superconductor material structure and a stationary permanent magnet. The stationary permanent magnet levitates the iron structure while the superconductor structure can stabilize and levitate …

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