Patent ID: 6570292
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: H02K,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
In a synchronous machine, a rotor comprising:a rotor core having an axis and a conduit extending through the core and perpendicular to the axis, wherein the conduit has openings on opposite sides of the core; a super-conducting coil winding extending around at least a portion of the rotor, said coil winding having a side section adjacent each of the opposite sides of the rotor core; at least one tension rod extending through the conduit in said rotor core, wherein said rod extends through the openings on the opposite sides of the core and opposite ends of the rod are each adjacent a side section of the coil winding; and a housing attached to each of the opposite ends of the tension rod and connected to the side section of the coil winding, wherein the housing comprises a pair of side panels.