• DocumentCode
    980467
  • Title

    Superconducting conductor design for a 250 MW superconducting AC generator

  • Author

    Maldy, J. ; Fevrier, A. ; Dubots, P. ; Renard, J.C. ; Goyer, J. ; Nithart, H. ; Duchateau, J.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Laboratories de Marcoussis, France
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1981
  • fDate
    1/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    119
  • Lastpage
    122
  • Abstract
    We have started extensive works for designing the superconducting conductor for 250 MW to 3 GW cryogenic generators. Numerical computations have been developed to calculate the winding temperature rise due to transient electrical and magnetic variations or in case of quenching. Optimized cables made of composites containing 5μm to 10μm NbTi filaments in mixed matrix and a normal metal wire to detect quenching voltages have been designed and manufactured. Epoxy impregnated coils made with these cables have been tested in dc and pulsed conditions up to 40 T/s.
  • Keywords
    AC generators; Superconducting cables; Superconducting rotating machines; AC generators; Conductors; Cryogenics; Design optimization; Niobium compounds; Superconducting cables; Superconducting filaments and wires; Superconducting magnets; Temperature; Titanium compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.1981.1061137
  • Filename
    1061137