Cable-in-conduit conductors: lessons from the recent past for future developments with low and high temperature superconductors

L Muzzi, G De Marzi, A Di Zenobio… - Superconductor …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We review progress in the design of high field superconducting cable-in-conduit conductors
(CICCs) for fusion applications, with special attention to the results of recent key …

Status of ITER conductor development and production

A Devred, I Backbier, D Bessette… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ITER magnet coils are wound from Cable-In-Conduit Conductors (CICC) made up of
superconducting and copper strands assembled into a multistage, rope-type cable inserted …

The effect of axial and transverse loading on the transport properties of ITER Nb3Sn strands

A Nijhuis, RPP van Meerdervoort… - Superconductor …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The differences in thermal contraction of the composite materials in a cable in conduit
conductor (CICC) for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), in …

Review of Nb3Sn conductors for ITER

D Ciazynski - Fusion Engineering and Design, 2007 - Elsevier
The ITER magnets experiencing high magnetic field (> 11T), the central solenoid (CS) and
the toroidal field (TF) system, will make use of complex conductors using Nb3Sn as …

The stick-slip bending behavior of the multilevel helical structures: A 3D thin rod model with frictional contact

Y Han, J Hao, H Yong, Y Zhou - International Journal of Solids and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The multilevel helical structures in various engineering and natural fields offer excellent
deformation flexibility and load bearing capabilities. Understanding the interplay between …

Design Evolution of MADMAX Conductor to a Nb–Ti Cable in Copper Conduit

C Berriaud, JP Lottin, F Nunio, F Stacchi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The MAgnetized Disc and Mirror Axion eXperiment (MADMAX) project aims at detecting
axion dark matter in the mass range around 100 μeV. Prerequisite for success is a very large …

Numerical simulation of the mechanical behavior of ITER cable-in-conduit conductors

H Bajas, D Durville, D Ciazynski… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The unexpected degradations of current carrying capacity of Cable-In-Conduit Conductors
are attributed to be mechanical in origin Nb 3 Sn. As a result, the prediction of conductor's …

Design of a Cable-in-Conduit Conductor to Withstand the 60 000 Electromagnetic Cycles of the ITER Central Solenoid

D Bessette - IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The performance of the ITER Nb 3 Sn cable-in-conduit conductor tested in Sultan for the
toroidal field (TF) coils have shown some limited degradation with cycling, which is …

Evidence that filament fracture occurs in an ITER toroidal field conductor after cyclic Lorentz force loading in SULTAN

C Sanabria, PJ Lee, W Starch, I Pong… - Superconductor …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyzed the ITER TFEU5 cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC) after the full SULTAN
conductor qualification test in order to explore whether Lorentz force induced strand …

Test results and investigation of Tcs degradation in Japanese ITER CS conductor samples

T Hemmi, Y Nunoya, Y Nabara… - IEEE transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has fabricated and tested the four conductor samples
composed of high performance strands manufactured by the bronze-route process for the …