Transportation
Motors and Generators for Electric Ships
Today nearly 100 percent of all cruise ships and many cargo ships have transitioned to electric motor propulsion systems and the U.S. Navy has announced its intention to transition to electric propulsion.
AMSC has delivered high temperature superconductor (HTS) motors to the U.S. Navy and will partner with commercial ship builders on design and development of motors and generators for megayachts and cruise ships. >>More on superconductor motors and generators
Other future forms of transportation using superconductor materials include magnetic levitation (maglev) trains like the ones in Japan, ferry boats and LNG tankers.
Power Converters for Transportation
AMSC manufactures the PowerModule™ power converter that is being designed into a variety of commercial and military transportation systems. One ongoing project is using the PowerModule converter in a hybrid bus.
PowerModule™ Power Converter Projects
Canadian Hybrid Transit Bus
Hydrogenics used AMSC's PowerModule power converters in the first transit bus in Canada to be powered by a hybrid configuration of fuel cells and ultra capacitors. >>More on Power Converters
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Events
1-6 August - ASC10 Applied Superconductivity Conference
AMSC Exhibiting
5-6 August - Windpower STATCOM Seminar
AMSC Workshop
Multi-media
» President Obama discusses American Superconductor job growth during weekly radio address
» CEO Greg Yurek's Interview on FOX Business Network
» CEO Greg Yurek’s Interview on CNBC
» View an animation showing AMSC’s Wind Energy Offerings
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