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Power-Dense Electrical Rotating Machines for Propulsion and Power Generation

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-19-C-0476
Agency Tracking Number: N19A-007-0009
Amount: $139,786.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: N19A-T007
Solicitation Number: 19.A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2019
Award Year: 2019
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2019-07-23
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2020-01-19
Small Business Information
2828 SW Corbett Ave Suite 214C
Portland, OR 97201
United States
DUNS: 079639413
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 Nyah Zarate
 CEO and co-founder
 (971) 280-7008
 nyahzarate@continuousolutions.com
Business Contact
 Nyah Zarate
Phone: (971) 280-7008
Email: nyahzarate@continuousolutions.com
Research Institution
 Purdue University
 Steven Pekarek Steven Pekarek
 
465 Northwestern Ave.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
United States

 (765) 494-3434
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

The primary objective is to develop electric machine/drive topologies and power architectures that achieve the power densities required for 50% more power without the increase in weight or space requirements. In addition to PMSM-based designs, two new machine topologies will be considered. The first is a trapped flux coreless (TFC) machine that utilizes superconducting pucks made of YBCO to produce very high levels of magnetic flux density. The second machine topology that will be considered is a rotationally asymmetric permanent magnet synchronous machine (APMSM). In this topology, the rotor poles are tailored in such a way that torque production in one direction is improved by sacrificing torque production in the other direction. It has been shown that doing so enables an appreciable gain in the torque (power) density of machines [13] and is ideally suited for ship propulsion applications, since propellers are unidirectional. The potential advantage offered by the APMSM over the TFC is simplicity and reliability since there is no need for a cryogenic cooler. However, the APMSM does not have the capability to achieve the flux density levels of the TFC. Thus, it is likely the APMSM will utilize some ferromagnetic material to achieve reasonable flux densities.

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