Title :
First 100 T non-destructive magnet outer coil set
Author :
Bacon, J. ; Baca, Antony ; Coe, H. ; Kihara, K. ; Manzo, M. ; Schillig, J. ; Sims, J. ; Eyssa, Y.
Author_Institution :
Nat. High Magnetic Field Lab., Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
fDate :
3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The controlled power outer coil set of the first 100 T non-destructive (100 T ND) magnet is described. This magnet will be installed as part of the user facility research equipment at the National High Magnetic Field laboratory (NHMFL) Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The 100 T ND controlled power outer coil set consists of seven nested, mechanically independent externally reinforced coils. These coils, in combination, will produce a 47 T platform field in a 225-mm diameter bore. Using inertial energy storage a synchronous motor/generator provides AC power to a set of seven AC-DC converters rated at 64 MW/80 MVA each. These converters energize three independent coil circuits to create 170 MJ of field energy in the outer coil set at the platform field of 47 T. Each coil consists of a multi-layer winding of high strength conductor supported by an external high strength stainless steel shell. Coils with the highest magnetic loads will utilize a reinforcing shell fabricated from highly cold worked 301 stainless steel strip. The autofrettage conditioning method will be used to pre-stress the coils and thereby limit conductor and reinforcement strains to the elastic range. The purpose of pre-stressing the coils is to attain a design life of 10,000 full field pulses. The operation and conditioning of the coil set will be described along with special features of its design, magnetic and structural analyses and construction.
Keywords :
coils; electromagnets; pulsed power supplies; 100 T; 100 T non-destructive magnet outer coil set; 170 MJ; 225 mm; 47 T; 64 MW; Los Alamos National Laboratory; NHMFL Pulsed Field Facility; National High Magnetic Field laboratory; cold worked 301 stainless steel; controlled power outer coil set; full field pulses; high strength conductor; high strength stainless steel shell; nested mechanically independent externally reinforced coils; reinforcing shell; synchronous motor/generator; Boring; Coils; Conductors; Energy storage; Laboratories; Magnetic devices; Magnetic fields; Magnetoelasticity; Neodymium; Steel;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on