Evaluation of superconducting current feeder system for the Large Helical Device (LHD)

Author

Uede, Toshio ; Yamada, Shuichi ; Mito, Toshiyuki ; Hiue, Hisaaki ; Itoh, Ikuo ; Motojima, Osamu

Author_Institution

Fuji Electr. Co. Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan

Volume

11

Issue

1

fYear

2001

fDate

3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2563

Lastpage

2566

Abstract

A superconducting (SC) current feeder system for LHD has been operated since March of 1998. It consists of 9 SC bus-lines, 9 pairs of current leads and 3 current lead cryostats, SC bus-lines have a total length of 497 m, rated current of 32 kA and withstand voltage of 5 kV under 77 K helium gas condition. After 2 years operation of this system it was demonstrated that the SC current feeder system is reliable and useful. On the basis of these operational experiences, the authors have evaluated the performance, reliability and operation cost of the SC current feeder system in comparison with nonSC type current feeder system. They have concluded that the SC current feeder system with high current capacity is more suitable than other current feeder systems such as using a water-cooled busbar, especially for large-scale SC fusion experimental devices

Keywords

cryostats; fusion reactors; power cable testing; reliability; superconducting cables; 2 y; 32 kA; 497 m; 5 kV; 77 K; Large Helical Device; cryostats; current capacity; current leads; large-scale fusion experimental devices; operation cost; operational experiences; performance; reliability; superconducting bus-lines; superconducting current feeder system; water-cooled busbar; Cables; Costs; Current supplies; Helium; Large-scale systems; Power supplies; Superconducting coils; Telephony; Temperature; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.920391

Filename

920391