Rotor having a superconducting rotor winding and an integral sleeve surrounding the rotor winding

• US 8,531,080 B2
• Filed: 07/14/2009
• Issued: 09/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Frank, Michael, Gattermann, Sven, Van Hasselt, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, John K
• Application Number:
  US12/737,609
• Publication Number:
  US 20110127874A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,519 Days
• Field of Search: 310/52, 31015612- 15, 310/261.1, 310/270, 310/272, 310/194
• US Class Current: 310/261.1
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 1/30 using intermediate parts, e.g. spiders
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 55/04 with rotating field windings
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/60 Superconducting electric elements or equipment; Power systems integrating superconducting elements or equipment

Abstract

A rotor for a synchronous machine has a rotor axis which defines a rotor shaft. The rotor has a winding support which is arranged on the rotor shaft such that they rotate together, in such a way that it surrounds the rotor shaft in a center section with respect to the rotor axis. The winding support is fitted with a superconducting rotor winding. The rotor has a sleeve which at least radially surrounds the winding support and the rotor winding with respect to the rotor axis. The sleeve is formed integrally from a metal alloy, which is non-magnetic, has an electrical conductivity of at least 60% of the electrical conductivity of copper at 20° C., has a mechanical tensile strength of at least 250 N/mm² at 200° C. and has a 0.2% proof stress of at least 200 N/mm² at 200° C.

Claims

1. A rotor for an electrical machine, in particular a synchronous machine, comprising:

a rotor shaft defining a rotor axis,

a rotor winding support, which is arranged fixed against rotation on the rotor shaft, with the result that it surrounds the rotor shaft in a central section, in relation to the rotor axis,

a superconducting rotor winding which is supported by the winding support, and

a solid metal sleeve, which surrounds the winding support and the rotor winding at least radially, in relation to the rotor axis, with a radial gap between the sleeve and the rotor winding and the rotor winding support, where the sleeve comprises integrally of a copper alloy which contains a maximum of 2.0 percent by weight of chromium, at least 0.1 and at most 0.5 percent by weight of zirconium and the remainder copper, at least in the region in which it surrounds the winding support and the superconducting rotor winding radially comprising a lateral surface of the sleeve.

2. The rotor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the copper alloy contains at least 0.5 percent by weight of chromium.

3. The rotor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the copper alloy is a solidified metal alloy.

4. The rotor as claimed in claim 3, wherein the solidified copper alloy is a precipitation-hardened copper alloy.

5. The rotor as claimed in claim 3, wherein the solidified copper alloy is an oxide dispersion-hardened copper alloy.

6. The rotor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lateral surface is in the form of a seamless tube.

7. An electrical machine, in particular a synchronous machine, comprising:

a machine housing,

a rotor as claimed claim 1 is mounted rotatably in the machine housing,

a stator, which surrounds the rotor radially, in relation to the rotor axis, is arranged fixed against rotation in the machine housing, and

a stator winding, which is supported by the stator and can be connected to a voltage supply.

8. A sleeve for a rotor of an electrical machine, comprising integrally of a copper alloy which contains a maximum of 2.0 percent by weight of chromium, at least 0.1 and at most 0.5 percent by weight of zirconium and the remainder copper, at least in the region in which it surrounds the winding support and the superconducting rotor winding radially comprising a lateral surface of the sleeve.