Yong Chen, Qiuliang Wang, Kangshuai Wang, Benzhe Zhou, Shixian Liu, Xiaoyu Ji, Lei Wang, Jianhua Liu
{"title":"2D axisymmetric electromagnetic modeling of HTS coils based on T-A formulation with modified Newman boundary conditions","authors":"Yong Chen, Qiuliang Wang, Kangshuai Wang, Benzhe Zhou, Shixian Liu, Xiaoyu Ji, Lei Wang, Jianhua Liu","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad6718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad6718","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The T-A formulation based on thin film approximation has been widely used in electromagnetic modeling of high temperature superconducting (HTS) coated conductors (CCs). However, with the emergence of no-insulation (NI) HTS coils and its variant HTS coils, the electrical connection of HTS coils has become increasingly complex, and the traditional T-A formulation is challenging to handle the problems of conductors with non-negligible thickness and current sharing. This paper firstly describes the Neumann boundary condition of the T-A formulation under 2D axisymmetric symmetry in detail, as well as the conversion of different boundary conditions. And additional voltage variable is added to correct the Newman boundary condition from the perspective of circuit. Then, considering HTS CCs series or parallel stacking to carry current, the effectiveness of this method is verified by comparing with benchmark model. Finally, we extend the application range of the T-A formulation with modified Newman boundary conditions to simulate thick superconductors, and naturally process current sharing of azimuthal and radial current in circular NI HTS coils.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"37 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141810292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erik Zimmermann, Abdur Rehman Jalil, Michael Schleenvoigt, Jan Karthein, Benedikt Frohn, Gerrit Behner, Florian Lentz, Stefan Trellenkamp, Elmar Neumann, Peter Schüffelgen, Hans Lüth, Detlev Grützmacher and Thomas Schäpers
{"title":"Topological insulator based axial superconducting quantum interferometer structures","authors":"Erik Zimmermann, Abdur Rehman Jalil, Michael Schleenvoigt, Jan Karthein, Benedikt Frohn, Gerrit Behner, Florian Lentz, Stefan Trellenkamp, Elmar Neumann, Peter Schüffelgen, Hans Lüth, Detlev Grützmacher and Thomas Schäpers","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad637d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad637d","url":null,"abstract":"Nanoscale superconducting quantum interference devices are fabricated in-situ from a single Bi0.26Sb1.74Te3 nanoribbon that is defined using selective-area growth and contacted with superconducting Nb electrodes via a shadow mask technique. We present magnetic flux periodic interference in both, fully and non-fully proximitized nanoribbons. The pronounced oscillations are attributed to interference effects of coherent transport through the topological surface states encompassing the cross-section of the nanoribbon.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141770786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peifeng Gao, Yameng Zhang, Xiaohui Lin, Sikan Chen, Jiamin Zhu, M. Guan, Xingzhe Wang
{"title":"Error analysis for determining transverse tensile delamination strength of REBCO coated conductors by anvil test: numerical simulation demonstrations","authors":"Peifeng Gao, Yameng Zhang, Xiaohui Lin, Sikan Chen, Jiamin Zhu, M. Guan, Xingzhe Wang","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad663f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad663f","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 RE-Ba-Cu-O (REBCO, where RE = Y, Gd, Sm, and other rare earth elements) coated conductor (CC) tapes exhibit considerable potential for application within the domains of high-energy physics and high-field science. Nevertheless, weak interfacial properties pose a significant obstacle, impeding the progress and practical implementation in high-field scenarios. The anvil tension method has been extensively employed for the assessment of transverse delamination strength of REBCO CC tapes. However, the outcomes derived from anvil tension exhibit severe dispersion, thereby impeding its efficacy in evaluating material performance. The underlying cause of this phenomenon remains unidentified. In this study, error analysis of anvil measurement method in determining the transverse tensile delamination strength (TTDS) of REBCO CC tapes was conducted based on finite element (FE) numerical simulations. A two-dimensional multilayer elastic-plastic delamination FE model with main layers of REBCO CC tapes, solder connecting layers and anvil materials were developed based on the bilinear cohesive zone model. The effects of anvil test conditions and the structural configuration of the conductor itself on the test results were discussed. Simulation results show that localized premature cracking of the interface due to stress concentration and plastic yielding of the CC tape around the loading boundary is the root reason for the discrepancy between the anvil test results and the true interfacial strength. Therefore, anvil test conditions (including top anvil dimensions, soldering conditions, loading eccentricity angle, and anvil material properties) as well as the structural configuration of the conductor itself (including edge initial crack length, edge encapsulation width, and stabilizer thickness) have a significant impact on anvil test-based TTDS results.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"16 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141815532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Somak Basistha, Soumyajit Mandal, John Jesudasan, Vivas Bagwe and Pratap Raychaudhuri
{"title":"Low-frequency electrodynamics in the mixed state of superconducting NbN and a-MoGe films using two-coil mutual inductance technique","authors":"Somak Basistha, Soumyajit Mandal, John Jesudasan, Vivas Bagwe and Pratap Raychaudhuri","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad5a45","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad5a45","url":null,"abstract":"We investigate the low-frequency electrodynamics in the vortex state of two type-II superconducting films, namely, a moderate-to-strongly pinned Niobium Nitride (NbN) and a very weakly pinned amorphous Molybdenum Germanium (a-MoGe) film. We employ a two-coil mutual inductance technique to extract the complex penetration depth, . The sample response is studied through the temperature variation of in the mixed state, where we employ a model developed by Coffey and Clem (the CC model) to extract different vortex lattice (VL) parameters, such as the restoring pinning force constant (Labusch parameter), VL drag coefficient and pinning potential barrier. We observe that a consistent description of the inductive and dissipative part of the response is only possible when we take the viscous drag on the vortices to be several orders of magnitude larger than the viscous drag estimated from the Bardeen–Stephen model.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"83 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141741180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a multi-pancake HTS magnet operated in persistent current mode based on superconducting joint of REBCO coated conductors","authors":"Daxing Huang, Hao Dong, Tongxin Wang, Hongwei Gu and Fazhu Ding","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad5b26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad5b26","url":null,"abstract":"Developing closed-loop magnets that operate in a persistent current mode (PCM) is crucial for achieving higher resolution and sensitivity in NMR and MRI devices. To the best of our knowledge, we report a novel closed-loop multi-pancake (MP) HTS magnet operated on PCM based on a novel jointless winding method with superconducting joints of REBCO coated conductors (CCs). The in-field characteristics of the CC and the joints were investigated to determine the operating parameters of the magnet. The steady central field of the magnet reached ∼408.4 mT at 77 K with an operating current of 16.5 A. The joint resistance was inferred from a higher excitation current of 17 A to be at least less than 2.5 × 10−10Ω. Although the Ic value of the joint was considerably lower than that of the CC at self-field, it could maintain similar comparable or even higher in-field Ic compared to the CC, which is immensely beneficial for magnet applications. This study provides some insights into the design and construction of closed-loop MP magnets operating in PCM.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"335 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141741182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alireza Sadeghi, Wenjuan Song and Mohammad Yazdani-Asrami
{"title":"Intelligent surrogate model of a high-temperature superconducting cable for reliable energy delivery: short-circuit fault performance","authors":"Alireza Sadeghi, Wenjuan Song and Mohammad Yazdani-Asrami","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad59d0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad59d0","url":null,"abstract":"High-temperature superconducting (HTS) cables are promising solutions for electric power transmission of renewable energy resources, where their fault performance study is vital to avoid power interruptions in the grid. In this study, a fast intelligent surrogate model was presented to estimate the fault performance of a 22.9 kV/50 MW HTS cable to make fast fault performance analysis of the HTS cables possible during the design stage. Different fault scenarios were considered under different fault durations, fault resistances, and types of faults. Then, the fault energy, fault current, fault type, fault duration, and fault resistance were fed into the surrogate model as inputs. The outputs were the temperature of the rare-earth barium copper oxide (ReBCO) tapes, the former temperature, the ReBCO layer current, and the total resistance of each phase. For surrogate modelling, cascade forward neural networks (CFNNs) were used. The results show that the CFNN-based model estimated the fault performance of the cable with an average accuracy of 99.1%. Finally, the impact of considering fault energy, fault current, and both, as the inputs of the models, on the final accuracy were explored. The results show that by considering the fault energy, the accuracy of the surrogate model can be increased.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"107 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141741181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of current and heat transfer in location with reduced critical current in coated conductor tape","authors":"F. Gomory, J. Šouc","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad6484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad6484","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Variation of critical current along the conductor length is the feature commonly encountered in industrially produced REBCO tapes called coated conductors (CC). Reduction of critical current exceeding several percent in the portions few millimetres long can be observed in the data obtained by reel-to-reel characterisation provided by manufacturers. Metallic layers in the CC architecture can take over some current in such „weak spot”, and help to keep the local temperature stable, preventing its thermal runaway and conversion to a “hot spot”. Understanding the phenomenon is particularly crucial when the space and weight limitations do not allow to add metallic layer with the thickness, that would be sufficient to match the lost transport capability of superconductor. For this purpose, we studied a set of samples, representing both standard as well as infrequent profiles of weak spots identified in direct transport experiments. Analytical theory was then utilised as basic tool for recovering the properties serving as input for numerical modelling. Temperature profiles and current redistribution in the weak spot locations were found, and the effect of cooling conditions and metallic layer thickness on the weak spot resistance against thermal runaway analysed. Quantitative assessment of the possibility to improve the performance of CC tape by adding Cu stabilising layer or improving cooling settings could help to optimise the architecture of coated conductor intended for use in electric transport.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":" 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141830286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AC losses calculation of No-electrical-insulation HTS magnets with field-circuit coupling method","authors":"Ruichen Wang, Guangtong Ma, Pengbo Zhou, Songlin Li, Boqiang Liu, Weikang Tian","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad637c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad637c","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 No-electrical-insulation (NEI) magnets gradually exhibit significant appeal due to their robust thermal stability and elevated mechanical strength. However, when exposed to AC conditions, the magnets would suffer more significant AC losses in dynamic electromagnetic devices, such as motors and maglev systems. Presently, the numerical methods for predicting the electromagnetic and loss behaviors of large-scale NEI magnets entail high computation costs due to the substantial degrees of freedom or complicated modeling strategies. Thus, we propose a fully finite-element method referred to the field-circuit coupling method to efficiently assess the overall behaviors of NEI magnets while preserving adequate accuracy. This method couples the T-A formula and the single-turn equivalent circuit through global voltage, to avoid the costly and complicated inductance calculation, and to simultaneously consider the induced current. By further integrating the homogenization method, the calculation speed can be increased up to ten times. Additionally, we study the critical current, electromagnetic and loss behaviors of the NEI magnets based on the proposed model. We identify some measurement methods that offer more precise estimations of the critical current and the turn-to-turn contact resistance of NEI magnets. Meanwhile, the results indicate the severe impact of high AC fields on the losses, and emphasize the importance of a reliable shielding structure for operational safety. Finally, the influence of turn-to-turn contact resistivity on the loss behavior is also investigated, which can provide valuable insights for the design of the NEI magnets in dynamic electromagnetic devices.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"29 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141645709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gan Zhai, William P Halperin, Arneil P Reyes, Sam Posen, Zuhawn Sung, Chiara Tarantini, Michael D Brown and David C Larbalestier
{"title":"Nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of superconducting and normal state Nb3Sn","authors":"Gan Zhai, William P Halperin, Arneil P Reyes, Sam Posen, Zuhawn Sung, Chiara Tarantini, Michael D Brown and David C Larbalestier","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad5fbf","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad5fbf","url":null,"abstract":"The superconductor Nb3Sn has important applications for construction of very high-field superconducting magnets. In this work we investigate its microscopic electronic structure with 93Nb nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The high-quality Nb3Sn powder sample was studied in both 3.2 T and 7 T magnetic fields in the temperature range from 4 K to 300 K. From measurement of the spectrum and its theoretical analysis, we find evidence for anisotropy despite its cubic crystal structure. Magnetic alignment of the powder grains in the superconducting state was also observed. The Knight shift and spin-lattice relaxation rate, , were measured and the latter compared with BCS theory for the energy gap at 3.2 T and at 7 T, indicating suppression of the order parameter by magnetic field.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141720998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wescley Tiago Batista de Sousa, D. Kottonau, J. M. Pina, A. Morandi, M. Noe
{"title":"Thermal-electrical analogy for simulations of superconducting power cables","authors":"Wescley Tiago Batista de Sousa, D. Kottonau, J. M. Pina, A. Morandi, M. Noe","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad637b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad637b","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Due the integration of superconducting technologies into electrical networks around the world, its precise simulations in power grids are increasingly becoming a desirable outcome. Over the years, sophisticated methods have been used to model superconducting power cables and, in this way, predict its behavior under different conditions. Most of the available models, however, are not advisable to be used and embedded in power system simulators. In this manuscript, we focus on the development of a method specifically for modelling superconducting cables in traditional power grid simulators. We start developing the model through a case example, within the basic concepts are introduced and later expanded to general cases. The model also incorporates the transient behavior of the cooling media, which is mandatory for such cables. It has been observed that the proposed model requires less computational effort and is able to deliver accurate results when compared to more advanced methods.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"52 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141644396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}