Both the rotor and stator are superconducting in Strathclyde's 100-kW axial-flux electric motor.
Credit: Strathclyde University
Scotland’s Strathclyde University has demonstrated a 100-kW fully superconducting electric motor and is working with Airbus to develop a megawatt-level prototype to power future aircraft. The superconducting axial-flux motor has been developed under the Airbus-led Zero Emissions for Sustainable...
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