{"title":"Magnetic field dependent stability and quench behavior and degradation limits in conduction-cooled MgB<sub>2</sub> wires and coils.","authors":"Liyang Ye, Davide Cruciani, Minfeng Xu, Susumu Mine, Kathleen Amm, Justin Schwartz","doi":"10.1088/0953-2048/28/3/035015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-2048/28/3/035015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Long lengths of metal/MgB<sub>2</sub> composite conductors with high critical current density (J<sub>c</sub>), fabricated by the power-in-tube (PIT) process, have recently become commercially available. Owing to its electromagnetic performance in the 20 K - 30 K range and relatively low cost, MgB<sub>2</sub> may be attractive for a variety of applications. One of the key issues for magnet design is stability and quench protection, so the behavior of MgB<sub>2</sub> wires and magnets must be understood before large systems can emerge. In this work, the stability and quench behavior of several conduction-cooled MgB<sub>2</sub> wires are studied. Measurements of the minimum quench energy and normal zone propagation velocity are performed on short samples in a background magnetic field up to 3 T and on coils in self-field and the results are explained in terms of variations in the conductor architecture, electrical transport behavior, operating conditions (transport current and background magnetic field) and experimental setup (short sample vs small coil). Furthermore, one coil is quenched repeatedly with increasing hot-spot temperature until J<sub>c</sub> is decreased. It is found that degradation during quenching correlates directly with temperature and not with peak voltage; a safe operating temperature limit of 260 K at the surface is identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":54440,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science & Technology","volume":"28 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2015-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1088/0953-2048/28/3/035015","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33224891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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}
{"title":"Progresses and challenges in the development of high-field solenoidal magnets based on RE123 coated conductors.","authors":"Carmine Senatore, Matteo Alessandrini, Andrea Lucarelli, Riccardo Tediosi, Davide Uglietti, Yukikazu Iwasa","doi":"10.1088/0953-2048/27/10/103001","DOIUrl":"10.1088/0953-2048/27/10/103001","url":null,"abstract":"Recent progresses in the second generation REBa2Cu3O7 − x (RE123) coated conductor (CC) have paved a way for the development of superconducting solenoids capable of generating fields well above 23.5 T, i.e. the limit of NbTi−Nb3Sn-based magnets. However, the RE123 magnet still poses several fundamental and engineering challenges. In this work we review the state-of-the-art of conductor and magnet technologies. The goal is to illustrate a close synergetic relationship between evolution of high-field magnets and advancement in superconductor technology. The paper is organized in three parts: (1) the basics of RE123 CC fabrication technique, including latest developments to improve conductor performance and production throughput; (2) critical issues and innovative design concepts for the RE123-based magnet; and (3) an overview of noteworthy ongoing magnet projects.","PeriodicalId":54440,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science & Technology","volume":"27 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1088/0953-2048/27/10/103001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38325311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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}
Xudong Wang, Seungyong Hahn, Youngjae Kim, Juan Bascuñán, John Voccio, Haigun Lee, Yukikazu Iwasa
{"title":"Turn-to-turn contact characteristics for an equivalent circuit model of no-insulation ReBCO pancake coil.","authors":"Xudong Wang, Seungyong Hahn, Youngjae Kim, Juan Bascuñán, John Voccio, Haigun Lee, Yukikazu Iwasa","doi":"10.1088/0953-2048/26/3/035012","DOIUrl":"10.1088/0953-2048/26/3/035012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper presents experimental and analytical studies on the characteristic resistance of NI (no-insulation) ReBCO pancake coils, which are used in an equivalent circuit model to characterize 'radial as well as spiral' current paths within the NI coils. We identified turn-to-turn contact resistance as a major source of the characteristic resistance of an NI coil. In order to verify this, three single pancake NI HTS coils-60, 40, 20 turns-were fabricated with their winding tension carefully maintained constant. A sudden discharge test was performed on each coil to obtain its characteristic resistance, and the relation between the turn-to-turn contact and the characteristic resistance was investigated. Based on the characteristic resistance and the <i>n</i>-value model, an equivalent circuit model was proposed to characterize the time-varying response of the NI coils. Charging tests were performed on the three test coils and the experimental results were compared with the simulated ones to validate the proposed approach with the equivalent circuit model.</p>","PeriodicalId":54440,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science & Technology","volume":"26 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7453556/pdf/nihms-1038764.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38325310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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}