DocumentCode :
785173
Title :
Test results of a 10 kA current lead using Ag/Au cladded Bi-2212 tubes [for ITER-FEAT coils]
Author :
Fuchs, A.M. ; Wesche, R. ; Anghel, A. ; Roth, F. ; Heller, R. ; Tasca, M.
Author_Institution :
Centre de Recherches en Phys. des Plasmas, Villigen, Switzerland
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
fYear :
2002
fDate :
3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1281
Lastpage :
1284
Abstract :
In the frame of the European Fusion Technology Programme, the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK) and the Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas (CRPP) are developing a 70 kA current lead for the toroidal field coils of the International Thermonuclear Reactor (ITER-FEAT) using high-temperature superconductors (HTS). As a part of this task, two 5 kA HTS modules made of Bi-2212 bulk material cladded with an Ag/Au sheath have been ordered in the industry. The two HTS tubes were connected in parallel forming a 10 kA current lead that has been tested at CRPP. In addition to the steady state performance, the thermal transient behavior for loss of flow in the gas-cooled copper part has been studied. A special feature of the test equipment are small Hall probes providing information on the current distribution in the two HTS tubes. In spite of a considerably uneven current distribution the current lead could be safely operated in steady state at the nominal current of 10 kA.
Keywords :
Tokamak devices; bismuth compounds; critical currents; current distribution; fusion reactor design; gold; high-temperature superconductors; silver; superconducting cables; superconducting coils; superconducting magnets; thermal stability; 10 kA; Ag/Au sheath; Bi-2212 tubes; BiSrCaCuO-Ag-Au; ITER-FEAT; Joule heating; critical currents; current distribution; current imbalance; current lead; gas-cooled copper part; heat conduction; high-temperature superconductors; loss of flow; quench detection; small Hall probes; steady state performance; superconducting magnets; thermal transient behavior; toroidal field coils; Current distribution; Gold; High temperature superconductors; Inductors; Plasma materials processing; Plasma sheaths; Steady-state; Superconducting coils; Superconducting materials; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1051-8223
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2002.1018636
Filename :
1018636
Link To Document :
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