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A fully air-cored High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) machine topology, optimized using a Biot-Savart design tool, can eliminate saturation effects and achieve up to a 50% mass reduction compared to equivalent permanent magnet generators in wind and aerospace applications. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This study aims to explore the design and optimization of a modular superconducting machine for energy and transportation applications.

June 18, 2026IET conference proceedings.

SuperMachine, a modular superconducting electrical machine for energy & transport applications

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OKOzan Keysan QDQian Dong SYShuangrong You

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Randomized trial evaluates flux focusing in high temperature superconducting machines, indicating efficiency for generators.

Key Points

This study aims to explore the design and optimization of a modular superconducting machine for energy and transportation applications.
Developed a fully air-cored HTS machine with rotor field HTS coils for flux focusing.
Applied the Biot-Savart method for fast design optimization.
Tested a pole-pair HTS coil array module in axial configuration at 77 K.
The optimized SuperMachine design for direct drive wind turbine is estimated to be half the mass of a permanent magnet generator.
Aerospace study achieved power densities of 55 kW/kg for minimized mass and 33 kW/kg for cost optimization.

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Keysan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a338b4c630953a74978ceab https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2026.2217

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June 18, 2026IET conference proceedings.

SuperMachine, a modular superconducting electrical machine for energy & transport applications

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Authors

OKOzan Keysan QDQian Dong SYShuangrong You

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Overview

Randomized trial evaluates flux focusing in high temperature superconducting machines, indicating efficiency for generators.

Key Points

This study aims to explore the design and optimization of a modular superconducting machine for energy and transportation applications.
Developed a fully air-cored HTS machine with rotor field HTS coils for flux focusing.
Applied the Biot-Savart method for fast design optimization.
Tested a pole-pair HTS coil array module in axial configuration at 77 K.
The optimized SuperMachine design for direct drive wind turbine is estimated to be half the mass of a permanent magnet generator.
Aerospace study achieved power densities of 55 kW/kg for minimized mass and 33 kW/kg for cost optimization.

Cite This Study

Keysan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a338b4c630953a74978ceab https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2026.2217

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