Numerical modeling of superconducting motors for aviation

Our colleague Dr. Enric Pardo recently published a chapter in a book devoted to Numerical Modeling of Superconducting Applications, where in a chapter devoted to electromagnetic modeling of superconductors, he discussed the possibility of using superconducting motors in aviation.

Future emission-less aircrafts will be propelled by electric motors. These could be superconducting if the airplane is powered by liquid hydrogen, which is at temperature of -253^oC (20 K). These motors will only come to reality after careful design, which requires computer modelling. In our institute, we developed a novel computer modelling method and software to predict the interplay of electric currents, magnetic fields, and the heat that they create. At the Institute of Electrical Engineering SAS, we have developed a new computer modelling method and software to predict the interaction of electric currents, magnetic fields and the heat they generate. This research is supported by national (APVV) and international projects under the H2020 Excellent Science programme.

Find more: https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/9789811271441_0001

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