Characterization tests of the Nb/sub 3/Sn cable-in-conduit conductors for Se.C.R.E.T.S

Author

Bruzzone, P. ; Shikov, A. ; Vorobieva, A. ; Sytnikov, V. ; Nijhuis, A. ; Specking, W.

Author_Institution

Paul Scherrer Inst., Villigen, Switzerland

Volume

10

Issue

1

fYear

2000

fDate

3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1086

Lastpage

1089

Abstract

Two Nb/sub 3/Sn cable-in-conduit conductors have been procured for Se.C.R.E.T.S. (Segregated Copper Ratio Experiment on Transient Stability). The two conductors are identical in the fractional cross sections. The only difference is the location of the copper stabilizer, included either as segregated copper wires or as copper shell in the superconducting strands. A number of characterization tests, on individual strands and cabled conductors, have been carried out to establish a solid data base for the assessment of the results in the main experiment.

Keywords

copper; niobium alloys; segregation; superconducting cables; tin alloys; AC loss; Nb/sub 3/Sn cable-in-conduit conductor; Nb/sub 3/Sn-Cu; SeCRETS; copper segregation; copper shell; copper stabilizer; copper wire; critical current; superconducting strands; transient stability; Communication cables; Conductors; Copper; Niobium; Solids; Stability; Superconducting cables; Superconducting filaments and wires; Testing; Tin;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.828421

Filename

828421