NbTi superconductors with low ac loss: A review
MN Wilson - Cryogenics, 2008 - Elsevier
Niobium titanium is still the superconductor of choice for magnets where the field changes
rapidly with time. To keep the hysteretic ac losses within bounds, it must be finely …
rapidly with time. To keep the hysteretic ac losses within bounds, it must be finely …
Contact resistance between two REBCO tapes under load and load cycles
No-insulation (NI) REBCO magnets have many advantages. They are self-protecting, and
therefore do not need quench detection and protection, which can be very challenging to …
therefore do not need quench detection and protection, which can be very challenging to …
AC loss and contact resistance in REBCO CORC®, Roebel, and stacked tape cables
Many high-temperature superconductor (HTS) applications require superconducting cables
with high currents while operating in an alternating magnetic field. HTS cables should be …
with high currents while operating in an alternating magnetic field. HTS cables should be …
Quench detection using Hall sensors in high-temperature superconducting CORC®-based cable-in-conduit-conductors for fusion applications
Advanced magnet systems for fusion applications would greatly benefit from the use of high-
temperature superconductors (HTS). These materials allow fusion magnets to operate at …
temperature superconductors (HTS). These materials allow fusion magnets to operate at …
Results of the TF conductor performance qualification samples for the ITER project
The performance of the toroidal field (TF) magnet conductors for the ITER machine are
qualified by a short full-size sample (4 m) current sharing temperature (T cs) test in the …
qualified by a short full-size sample (4 m) current sharing temperature (T cs) test in the …
Overview of verification tests on AC loss, contact resistance and mechanical properties of ITER conductors with transverse loading up to 30 000 cycles
KA Yagotintsev, WAJ Wessel, A Vostner… - Superconductor …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The ITER magnet system uses cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC) technology with individual
strands twisted in several stages resulting in a rope-type cable, which is inserted into a …
strands twisted in several stages resulting in a rope-type cable, which is inserted into a …
Scaling laws for electrical contact resistance with dissimilar materials
P Zhang, YY Lau - Journal of Applied Physics, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
This paper attempts to quantify the effects of contaminants on electrical contact resistance.
Based on an idealized model, simple and explicit scaling laws for the electrical contact …
Based on an idealized model, simple and explicit scaling laws for the electrical contact …
A macroscopic model for coupling current losses in cables made of multistages of superconducting strands and its experimental validation
B Turck, L Zani - Cryogenics, 2010 - Elsevier
In a multistage cable the superconducting strands occupy the whole volume in a complex
oscillatory pattern from the axis to the periphery. After considerations on the trajectories of …
oscillatory pattern from the axis to the periphery. After considerations on the trajectories of …
Optimization of ITER Nb3Sn CICCs for coupling loss, transverse electromagnetic load and axial thermal contraction
A Nijhuis, EPA Van Lanen… - … Science and Technology, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
The ITER cable-in-conduit conductors (CICCs) are built up from sub-cable bundles, wound
in different stages, which are twisted to counter coupling loss caused by time-changing …
in different stages, which are twisted to counter coupling loss caused by time-changing …
Impact of void fraction on mechanical properties and evolution of coupling loss in ITER Nb/sub 3/Sn conductors under cyclic loading
The combination of current up to 50 kA and magnetic field of 13 T in the Cable-In-Conduit
Conductors (CICC) for the coils in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor …
Conductors (CICC) for the coils in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor …