Patent ID: 11955277
Assignee: nan
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A Centrifugal Launch System (CLS) that utilizes Levitator flux pinned to a magnetic base in a manner that allows the physical reinforcements—placed around and/or within the magnetic base—to provide contactless reinforcement to the Levitator during CLS operation; and this advanced kinetic launcher comprises:
a Levitator, which is at least partially composed of High Temperature Superconductors (HTSC); with the HTSC having been brought to its critical temperature enabling the superconducting characteristics of its components;
a magnetic base, which may be annular in shape; and which may be encased in (and/or embedded with) layers of reinforcement material; said reinforcement materials must not inhibit the superconductivity or magnetic penetration of various components;
a contactless-levitating-revolute joint (or frictionless hinge) upon which the Levitator can orbit about the magnetic base in a contactless fashion; such joint will be formed as the Levitator is brought within range of the appropriate portion of the magnet's axially symmetric magnetic field—establishing a flux pinning interaction (FPI) between Levitator and magnet;
a rotor, which will encase the Levitator, and that will act as the moving component of the CLS; whereby, the rotor/Levitator may be constructed in a manner, in which the flux pinning materials of the rotor are positioned around and within the rotor's mass to reinforce the non-flux pinning materials (within the rotor and Levitator) from centrifugal stress;
a stator, which will encase the magnetic base, and that will act as the stationary component of the CLS; whereby the stator is be constructed in a manner, in which the non-flux pinning materials of the stator are positioned (around and (potentially) within) the stator's mass to reinforce the flux pinning materials (within the stator/magnet) from the centrifugal stress transmitted from the Levitator during the flux pinning interactions; as such, the outermost rim of the stator should be composed entirely of the materials that are not undergoing flux pinning interactions;
a contactless electromagnetic motor/generator, wherein the motor—using electricity—accelerates the rotor to store energy, and wherein rotor's motion generates electricity via the generator;
a vacuum chamber, in which all (or a portion of) the air has been evacuated, to reduce friction and increase insulation; and
a refrigeration (and insulation) system for the retention of the critical temperature(s) of the superconducting components.