Brisbane, Australia · Deep Tech · Superconducting Machines
NETZEROHM is developing a superconducting homopolar machine that produces intrinsically ripple-free DC — directly from the shaft, with no commutation, no inverter, no conversion chain. Renewables are born as Direct Current. The world should be powered that way.
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ALL THREE PCT-READY · INTERNATIONAL FILING PATHWAY OPEN
The technology
Every AI data centre. Every green hydrogen electrolyser. Every naval propulsion system. Every offshore wind turbine. All of them require the same thing: intrinsically pure Direct Current, at high current and low voltage, generated without waste. The NETZEROHM SCHM produces it from first principles — by Faraday's disc geometry, rebuilt with REBCO superconducting field coils.
REBCO high-temperature superconducting field coils eliminate the dominant loss source in conventional machines — increasing generation efficiency at any scale.
No commutation. No harmonics. No inverter. Pure DC from the shaft by homopolar geometry — ideal for AI data centre microgrids (up to 28% energy saving) and hydrogen electrolysis.
Constant torque from zero to maximum speed without electronic compensation — the defining requirement for direct-drive offshore wind generation and marine propulsion.
Patented sphere-in-pocket rim-race geometry: contact resistance falls with speed as centrifugal force increases preload. 63% resistance reduction vs 2015 baseline confirmed in preliminary simulation.
Six-lobe superellipse form-closure coupling eliminates the bolted shaft joint — the primary thermal failure mode of prior art. Structural safety factors 6–7× at 3,600 rpm.
Triply periodic minimal surface (gyroid) architecture provides maximum surface area for current collection in a compact, manufacturable form — modelled in nTop implicit geometry engine.
Validation in progress: Preliminary multi-physics simulations are promising. COMSOL contact FEA is being confirmed with Dr Mark Ainslie (Senior Lecturer in Superconducting Engineering, King's College London). University of Queensland partnership confirmed — A/Prof. Md Shahriar Hossain (world's top cited MgB2 superconductor researcher) has agreed to lead the proof of concept prototype project.
Applications
The same inner engineering — pure DC at high current and low voltage — is the architectural requirement across six distinct and enormous markets. The NETZEROHM SCHM addresses all of them from a single platform.
The NETZEROHM SCHM simultaneously delivers ripple-free DC power and green hydrogen — from a single rotating machine, from first principles.
The vertiport use case illustrates NETZEROHM's DC-native advantage in full: lumpy megawatt-class aircraft charging demand is buffered by H₂ stored off-peak, while the SCHM's DC output eliminates the AC conversion chain entirely.
Vertiport ground-side energy system — SCHM coupled electrolyser, H₂ buffer, fuel cell, and DC microgrid. Aircraft charging from both H₂ and DC simultaneously.
Intellectual property
All three provisional applications were filed to PCT standard with IP Australia. International filing pathway open — providing 12-month protection in all PCT member states.
| Application number | Title | Filed | PCT deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU 2026904660 | Solid-State Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) Current Collectors for Superconducting Homopolar Machines | 14 May 2026 | 14 May 2027 |
| AU 2026904662 | High-Current Solid-State Current Collector Utilising Macroscale Structural Superlubricity and Superconducting Interface Composites | 14 May 2026 | 14 May 2027 |
| AU 2026906501 | Solid-State Rolling-Element Current Collectors for High-Current Homopolar Electrical Machines | 22 July 2026 | 22 July 2027 |
Market opportunity
Preliminary market assessment anchored in published institutional research (Morgan Stanley, JLL, Wood Mackenzie, Brookings Institution, Goldman Sachs, Fact.MR — 2025–2026).
Total addressable market · 2030–2035
$43–92B
Across six application domains simultaneously
AI data centre DC supply
$15–40B
By 2030 · Oracle A$2.3B Datapod deal = first contracted demand signal
Offshore wind direct-drive
$8–12B
By 2033 · 100 GW global buildout
Naval & maritime propulsion
$3–6B
By 2035 · DDG(X) program · sovereign defence
Green hydrogen / electrolysis
$5–10B
By 2030 · Queensland H2 SuperHub
Pulsed power & defence
$2–4B
By 2030 · Five Eyes programs
Cryogenic data centre infrastructure
$10–20B
Emerging post-2028 · IEEE confirmed · no competitor
Partners & validation
What we are seeking
A$200K–A$1M for proof of concept prototype at UQ. Net cost after 43.5% ATO R&D offset: A$113K–A$565K. ARC Linkage co-funding to follow.
Datapod / Oracle (AI data centre DC supply), ADF (naval / pulsed power), or offshore wind developer. LOI triggers Series A.
UQ as lead institution + Hyper Tech Inc. as co-industry partner. Dr Hossain ready to submit. Targets A$500K–A$1M matched funding.
Clean energy, naval, data centre, or industrial organisations with relevant application needs — in Australia (Queensland priority) or globally.
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