Composite superconductor disc bearing
US5126611A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S505/876
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Type II ceramic superconductor is dispersed in an acrylic thermoplastic carrier in a ratio between 1:1 and 3:1. Resulting is a readily formable, thermosetting superconductor composite. The superconductor composite is particularly useful as a magnetic bearing or for fabricating devices to contain magnetic flux, because of its "flux pinning" effect.
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