{"title":"Enhancement of Protection Coordination Between OCR and UVR in Power Distribution System According to Application of SFCL and Induction Generator","authors":"Su-Hyeon Kim;Seung-Su Choi;Hak-Goon Kim;Sung-Hun Lim","doi":"10.1109/TASC.2025.3540981","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2025.3540981","url":null,"abstract":"In modern power distribution systems, particularly in South Korea, where 154 kV substations supply multiple feeders, faults on a single feeder can cause voltage drops that affect other feeders connected to the same bus. These voltage drops pose significant risks to feeders with sensitive loads, such as semiconductor fabs, which are vulnerable to voltage sags, resulting in productivity and economic losses. To mitigate these issues, Under Voltage Relay (UVR) is used to protect sensitive loads during faults. However, coordinating the operation of UVR on sound feeders with Over Current Relay (OCR) on the faulted feeder is challenging, especially with the application of Superconducting Fault Current Limiter (SFCL) and Induction Generator (IG). This paper studies on protection coordination enhancement between definite-time UVR and inverse-time OCR in power distribution system according to the application of SFCL and IG. Experimental results showed that applying SFCL and IG can cause OCR's delayed operations and malfunctions in UVR. Therefore, this research adjusted the appropriate pickup values to resolve these issues. The analyses reveal that adjusting pickup values can enhance protection coordination between OCR and UVR. Also the results show that when both SFCL and IG are applied to the faulted feeder, the range of adjustable OCR pickup values is wider than when only SFCL is applied, leading to further improved protection coordination.","PeriodicalId":13104,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity","volume":"35 5","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143706613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Benjamin J. Taylor;Nicholas B. Ferrante;Sean T. Crowe;Ripan Barua;Susan A. E. Berggren
{"title":"SQUID Arrays in the Corbino Geometry","authors":"Benjamin J. Taylor;Nicholas B. Ferrante;Sean T. Crowe;Ripan Barua;Susan A. E. Berggren","doi":"10.1109/TASC.2025.3546555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2025.3546555","url":null,"abstract":"We introduce here a novel SQUID array design based upon the well-known Corbino geometry into which selected simple and/or complex physical (inductive and/or current flow) symmetries and asymmetries can be imposed. Via simulation, we analyze the resulting behavior of three simple 1D parallel Corbino SQA designs having perpendicular axes of symmetry and asymmetry with respect to the inductive properties of the individual SQUID elements. Through the Corbino geometry, it becomes possible to construct circuits having closed boundary conditions for the parallel rows and concentric rings connected in series. The work presented herein is intended to set the basis for investigating the potential use of this novel geometry in developing “right” and “left” hand sensitive 2D SQAs, improving linearity over standard 2D designs, as well as implementing designs having responses dependent upon asymmetry of the imposing field.","PeriodicalId":13104,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity","volume":"35 5","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143667391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hongmin Yang;Wooseung Lee;Jae Young Jang;Uijin Jeong;SangGap Lee
{"title":"Experimental Study on Controlling Contact Resistance in HTS Coils by Adjusting the Amount of PEC","authors":"Hongmin Yang;Wooseung Lee;Jae Young Jang;Uijin Jeong;SangGap Lee","doi":"10.1109/TASC.2025.3546188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2025.3546188","url":null,"abstract":"This study discusses the application of Partial Electrical Connector (PEC) in various patterns on high-temperature superconducting (HTS) coils. The PEC is a technology that partially attaches metal foil to the coil surface to form a direct current path between the turns, primarily aimed at protecting against sudden discharge accidents in no-insulation (NI) coils. A small sample of NI coil was fabricated with 60 turns, and a 10 <inline-formula><tex-math>$mu $</tex-math></inline-formula>m thick PEC was installed to connect the turns. The PEC was applied to areas that covered 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2 of the coil surface to conduct charge tests and sudden discharge experiments. The experimental results confirmed the possibility of controlling the contact resistance by adjusting the amount of PEC. This research aims to optimize the protective performance of the developed contact resistance control technology according to magnet specifications, making it a useful technique for the protection of large magnet systems in the future.","PeriodicalId":13104,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity","volume":"35 5","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143706711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IEEE Foundation: We Gave Today to Inspire a Brighter Tomorrow","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TASC.2025.3541463","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2025.3541463","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13104,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity","volume":"35 2","pages":"1-1"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10902336","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143489217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Zani;Q. Le Coz;K. Hamada;M. Parody-Guzman;B. Lacroix;L. Novello
{"title":"Exploring Operation Limits of JT-60SA Cryomagnet Operation: Integrated Commissioning Database Use for Modeling Analysis","authors":"L. Zani;Q. Le Coz;K. Hamada;M. Parody-Guzman;B. Lacroix;L. Novello","doi":"10.1109/TASC.2025.3544155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2025.3544155","url":null,"abstract":"In the framework of international development on fusion devices, the tokamak JT-60SA was equipped with superconducting magnets within a Europe-Japan collaboration. After a first integrated commissioning (IC) in 2021, another IC was conducted in 2023 reaching magnet energization levels compliant with 1 MA-class plasmas. The Toroidal Field (TF) coil system was loaded at nominal current and the Poloidal Field (PF) at 50% of nominal current. In the 2023 IC various energization pulse patterns were applied on PF coils to gain experience on the magnets control and protection system in operation conditions. Some tailored current pulses were applied to learn about PF coils coupling parameters and protection system, which sensitivity was found to be improved. In this environment, we developed tools and methods to model and predict the magnets behaviour to possibly identify coils limits in operation conditions. First step is with thermo-hydraulic evaluation of PF coil temperature safety margin evaluation along their pulsed current patterns. Second step is a first order analysis of the TF quench detection system sensitivity, found higher than expected to PF transients, and the contribution to possible mitigation measures to avoid spurious false positive detections. Both steps were benchmarked against experimental data collected during 2023 IC to consolidate models prediction capacities. Foreseen applications aim at checking plasma scenarios repetability rate or avoiding pulsed coil current to generate apparent fault signal in absence of real risk (mostly quench). The tools and methods are described and their rationales explained, together with their intrinsic limits and room for improvement.","PeriodicalId":13104,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity","volume":"35 5","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143621722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhishu Qiu;Aleksandr Shchukin;Muhammad Bin Younas;Hengpei Liao;Weijia Yuan;Min Zhang
{"title":"The Radial Flux HTS Synchronous Motor Stator Windings Comparison for Electrified Aircraft Applications","authors":"Zhishu Qiu;Aleksandr Shchukin;Muhammad Bin Younas;Hengpei Liao;Weijia Yuan;Min Zhang","doi":"10.1109/TASC.2025.3545412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2025.3545412","url":null,"abstract":"Electrified aircraft propulsion systems could be a key solution for achieving zero-emission aviation. The need for efficient multi-megawatt motors with high power density makes superconducting motors a promising solution. This study investigates the performance of radial flux high-temperature superconductor (HTS) synchronous motors for electrified aircraft applications, emphasizing the impact of stator windings on power density and losses. In this study, two motor benchmarks of 450 kW and 1 MW are proposed, the impact of an iron core on the stator structure is analyzed, and various stator windings including copper/aluminium Litz wires and HTS coils are compared regarding stator AC loss as well as machine power-to-weight ratio (PTW). The result indicates that air-cored stators are preferred due to their lower weight and reduced losses, particularly in cryogenic conditions. Meanwhile, HTS coils outperform Litz wires at lower cryogenic temperatures (40 K) in terms of machine PTW. At 77 K, however, aluminium Litz wires have an advantage over HTS designs for smaller machines. This study concludes that HTS stators with an air-cored structure can be a desired topology for the future high PTW motor design required in low-emission electrified aviation propulsion systems, especially at low cryogenic temperatures achieved with liquid hydrogen (<inline-formula><tex-math>$text{LH}_{2}$</tex-math></inline-formula>).","PeriodicalId":13104,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity","volume":"35 5","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143655012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Pi;Pu Wang;Jingyi Yang;Heng Zhang;Junhua Cheng;Chengpeng Mao;Yinshun Wang
{"title":"Study on Ripple Loss of Self-Shielding Superconducting DC Cable Used in Liquid Hydrogen Energy Pipeline","authors":"Wei Pi;Pu Wang;Jingyi Yang;Heng Zhang;Junhua Cheng;Chengpeng Mao;Yinshun Wang","doi":"10.1109/TASC.2025.3545185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2025.3545185","url":null,"abstract":"Liquid hydrogen energy pipelines combine the transmission of electrical energy with hydrogen. Liquid hydrogen can not only be used as a cooling medium for superconducting dc cables but can also be used as a clean energy source for delivery, realizing highly efficient transmission of energy. Self-shielding superconducting dc cables (SSDCCs) have the advantages of no magnetic leakage and small critical current attenuation. This article presents a study of the application of the SSDCC in a liquid hydrogen energy pipeline. The critical current, magnetic field, and ripple loss of the cables at the temperature of liquid hydrogen are investigated by the T-A formulation. The findings indicate that the SSDCC can make the liquid hydrogen energy pipeline achieve more efficient transmission, which provides a novel perspective for the research of liquid hydrogen energy pipelines.","PeriodicalId":13104,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity","volume":"35 3","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143621688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Current-Variation Based Quench Detection Method for Parallel Co-wound Superconducting AC Coils","authors":"Changhao Hu;Yi Lin;Yunfei Tan;Lei Wang;Jianzhao Geng","doi":"10.1109/TASC.2025.3545408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2025.3545408","url":null,"abstract":"Magnets wound with superconducting wires, which have high current-carrying capacity, are widely utilized in various applications. In some applications, alternating current (AC) is applied to superconducting magnets, such as in superconducting synchronous electrical machinery and superconducting transformers. Quench detection in superconducting magnets is a critical prerequisite for ensuring their safe operation. However, some conventional quench detection methods commonly used for direct current (DC) superconducting magnets face limitations when applied to those subjected to AC. In this article, we investigate quench-induced current variation characteristics in parallel co-wound superconducting magnets excited with AC current and propose a quench detection method based on current variation. We conducted circuit derivation and artificial quench experiments to validate our approach. Both derivation and experimental results demonstrate that our quench detection method can detect quench with high sensitivity and reliability. This work has potential applications in AC superconducting magnets and may contribute to reducing the risk of quench-induced damage in such systems.","PeriodicalId":13104,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity","volume":"35 5","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143688124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Information for Authors","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TASC.2025.3529270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2025.3529270","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13104,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity","volume":"35 2","pages":"C4-C4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10902333","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143489268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}