Design of a Fully Superconducting Aircraft Propulsion Motor

View Video Presentation: https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-4474.vid Motors with high specific power are necessary for the furtherance of electric aviation. High specific power could be achieved through the use of superconductors, which enable enormous current densities, in the motor's magnetic coils. If liquid hydrogen is used for the plane's energy storage, the hydrogen could also be used as a coolant for the superconductors. This manuscript presents the design of a fully superconducting aircraft propulsion motor with liquid hydrogen cooling. Topology choices, optimization studies, and risk-reduction experiments are discussed.