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Masataka Iwakuma Last modified date:2024.04.11



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Our mission is to develop low-emission high-efficiency electric aircrafts and flying cars powered by superconducting electric motors.
We also aim to promote the creation of new industries in the related area and the development of human resources. .
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Reserach Institute of Superconductor Science and Systems .
Academic Degree
Doctor of Engineering
Country of degree conferring institution (Overseas)
No
Field of Specialization
Superconductor science and technology
Total Priod of education and research career in the foreign country
00years00months
Research
Research Interests
  • Research and development of electric propulsion aircrafts
    keyword : electric propulsion, aircraft, flying car, superconductivity, motor
    2016.10~2026.03.
  • Research and development of high-Tc superconducting power machines and devices
    keyword : superconductor, oxide, high-Tc, superconducting wire, electric machine and device, generator, motor, transformer, current limiter, SMES, cable
    1996.04~2026.03Development of oxide superconducting power machines and devices.
  • Standardization of measurement method of the AC loss in triaxial superconducting cables
    keyword : superconductor, cable, AC loss, triaxial
    2014.10~2026.03.
  • Study on the electromagnetic properties of superconducting wires and the ac loss reduction
    keyword : superconductor, ac loss, NbTi, Nb3Sn, YBCO, REBCO, BSCCO
    1998.04~2026.03Evaluation and Reduction of ac loss in oxide superducting wires..
  • Research and development of medical equipment with high-Tc superconducting tapes
    keyword : High-Tc Superconductor, Medical Equipment, REBCO, MRI
    2013.04~2017.03.
Current and Past Project
  • We will reduce the production of CO2 gas, which promotes the global warming, by developing fully superconducting motors with REBCO superconducting tapes and then improving the efficiencies.
  • Research and development of advanced medical equipment and systems with high-Tc superconducting tapes.
  • Research and development of advanced medical equipment and systems with high-Tc superconducting tapes.
Academic Activities
Papers
1. Masataka Iwakuma, Teruo Izumi, Development of Electric Propulsion System for Aircraft using Superconducting Technologies, AIAA 2023, 2023.06.
2. M. Iwakuma, K. Sakaki, A. Tomioka, T. Miyayama, M. Konno, H. Hayashi, H. Okamoto, Y. Gosho, T. Eguchi, S. Yoshida, Y. Suzuki, H. Hirai, Y. IIjima, T. Saitoh, T. Izumi, Y. Shioahara, Development of a 3φ-66/6.9 kV-2 MVA REBCO Superconducting Transformer, IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., 10.1109/TASC.2014.2364615, 25, 3, Article No. 6935085, 2015.06.
Presentations
1. Masataka Iwakuma, Teruo Izumi, Current Status of National Project for Electric Propulsion System Development of Aircraft using Superconducting Technologies, CEC/ICMC 2023, 2023.07.
2. Masataka Iwakuma, Teruo Izumi, Development of Electric Propulsion System for Aircraft using Superconducting Technologies, AIAA, 2023.06.
3. Masataka Iwakuma, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Shun Miura, Hiromasa Sasa, Seiki Sato, Koichi Yoshida, Yoshiaki Suzuki, Isamu Sagara, Yoshiji Hase, Masayuki Konno, Mitsuo Ohaku, Chinatsu Ikeda, Hirokazu Honda, Yuichiro Sasamori, Teruo Izumi, Takato Machi, Hishiro Hirose, Sergey Lee, Shinya Hasuo, Miyuki Nakamura, Hirokazu Hirai, Nobuhiro Midoh, Kazuhisa Adachi, Yuji Aoki, Kei Shiohara, Hidetoshi Kasahara, Development of Fully Superconducting Propulsion System for Aircraft with REBCO Tapes, International Symposium on Superconductivity 2023, 2023.11.
4. M.Iwakuma, Development of electric propulsion systems for aircrafts, 10th Asian Conference on Applied Superconductivity and Cryogenics (ACASC), 2nd International Cryogenic Materials Conference in Asia (Asian-ICMC), and CSSJ joint conference, 2020.01.
5. M. Iwakuma, Development of fully turbo-electric propulsion systems for aircrafts, CEC-ICMC 2019, 2019.07.
6. M. Iwakuma, Development of fully-turbo electric propulsion systems for future aircrafts, International Symposium on Superconductivity(ISS2018), 2018.12.
7. M.Iwakuma, Electrical measurement of ac loss in triaxial superconducting cables, 1st Asian ICMC CSSJ50, 2016.11.
8. M.Iwakuma, Development of a 3φ-66/6.9kV-2MVA REBCO Superconducting Transformer, 1st Asian ICMC CSSJ50, 2016.11.
9. M. Iwakuma, AC & DC applications of REBCO superconducting tapes, ISS2015 (Tokyo), 2015.11.
Membership in Academic Society
  • The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
  • Cryogenics and Superconductivity Society of Japan
  • The Japan Society of Applied Physics
Educational
Other Educational Activities
  • 2018.03.