• DocumentCode
    1314733
  • Title

    13000 a current lead with 1.5 W heat load to 4.5 K for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN

  • Author

    Good, J.A. ; Allitt, M.A. ; Martini, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Cryogenic Ltd., London, UK
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1474
  • Lastpage
    1476
  • Abstract
    Cryogenic Ltd. and ENEL S.p.A. have collaborated on the design and construction of prototype current leads for the Large Hadron Collider project at CERN, Geneva. The aim is to deliver a direct current of 13 kA into a 4.5 K liquid helium bath with a total heat load of less than 1.5 W. These hybrid leads transport the current via a resistive heat exchanger cooled by a separate source of helium gas in the high temperature region, and below 50 K via self-cooled high temperature superconductor.
  • Keywords
    electrical contacts; high-temperature superconductors; superconducting devices; 1.5 W; 13000 A; 4.5 K; CERN; Large Hadron Collider; heat load; high temperature superconductor; hybrid current lead; resistive heat exchanger; Accelerator magnets; Coolants; Cryogenics; High temperature superconductors; Large Hadron Collider; Magnetic separation; Protection; Prototypes; Superconducting magnets;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1051-8223
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/77.828519
  • Filename
    828519