Calculation of AC loss using 2D homogenization method for HTS synchronous condenser rotor and validation

Abstract

Compared with low-temperature superconductors, second-generation high-temperature superconducting materials offer higher current densities and temperature margins, which provide a boost to the development of superconducting condenser towards large capacity and light weight. In this paper, a 3D-to-2D dimensionality reduction and simplification method is proposed to address the problem of massive computation of 3D finite element model during the optimization of superconducting condenser rotor performance parameters. This method splits the pole based on the geometric characteristics of the rotor pole, establishes a 2D simplified model of each part of the pole after splitting, and uses the simplified model to calculate the key physical quantities such as the magnetic field, AC loss, temperature change, etc., during the excitation process of the superconducting condenser rotor. This method effectively reduces the computational complexity of the model and improves the efficiency of the calculation and iterative optimization of the magnet pole parameters. In order to verify the correctness of the electromagnetic calculation results of the simplified model, the rotor magnet model was assembled to carry out experiments in liquid nitrogen bath, and the experimental results were in good agreement with the calculation results.