• DocumentCode
    1122889
  • Title

    Current Sharing and AC Loss Measurements of a Cable-in-Conduit Conductor With {\\rm Nb}_{3}{\\rm Sn} Strands for the High Field Section of the Series-Connected Hybrid Outsert

  • Author

    Dixon, Iain R. ; Bird, Mark D. ; Bruzzone, Pierlugi ; Gavrilin, Andrey Vladimir ; Lu, Jun ; Stepanov, Boris ; Weijers, Hubertus W.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. High Magn. Field Lab., Tallahassee, FL, USA
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2466
  • Lastpage
    2469
  • Abstract
    Performance verification of the Nb3Sn cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC) for the series-connected hybrid magnets at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) and Helmholtz Centre Berlin is performed through short sample testing. The superconducting outsert coil consists of three CICC configurations, graded for the applied magnetic field. The CICC for the high field section of the coil is tested in the SULTAN facility at EPFL-CRPP. Measurements of the current sharing temperature at field current combinations comparable to what is expected in the magnet are made. Electromagnetic cycling is performed to investigate the Nb3Sn strand sensitivity to transverse loads. In addition, measurements of AC loss and pressure drop along the conductor are made and compared to thermal-hydraulic computations.
  • Keywords
    loss measurement; magnetic fields; niobium alloys; superconducting cables; superconducting coils; tin alloys; AC loss measurements; EPFL-CRPP; Helmholtz Centre Berlin; National High Magnetic Field Laboratory; Nb3Sn; SULTAN facility; cable-in-conduit conductor; current sharing temperature; electromagnetic cycling; magnetic field; series-connected hybrid outsert coil; superconducting outsert coil; thermal-hydraulic computations; ${rm Nb}_{3}{rm Sn}$ strain degradation; Cable-in-conduit conductors (CICC); critical current; current sharing temperature; superconducting magnets;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1051-8223
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TASC.2009.2018810
  • Filename
    5153107