The effect of longitudinal compressive strain on critical current in HTS tapes

Author

Voccio, J.P. ; Ige, O.O. ; Young, S.J. ; Duchaine, C.C.

Author_Institution

American Supercond. Corp., Westboro, MA, USA

Volume

11

Issue

1

fYear

2001

fDate

3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3070

Lastpage

3073

Abstract

Analysis and testing were performed to study the effect of longitudinal compressive strains an the critical current of BSCCO-2223 high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tapes. These strains result from two main factors: (1) lamination interactions within the HTS tape and (2) differential thermal contraction between the HTS wire and surrounding materials. Analytical models were developed to predict the amount of compressive strain developed in various configurations. Two different tests were performed to study this effect: (1) coupon tests-small samples of wires bonded to various materials and (2) I_c vs. compression test-wire potted into support and compressively loaded. The results provide guidance in the proper design of HTS coils

Keywords

bismuth compounds; calcium compounds; critical currents; high-temperature superconductors; internal stresses; strontium compounds; superconducting tapes; Bi₂Sr₂Ca₂Cu₃O; HTS tapes; coupon tests; critical current; differential thermal contraction; high-temperature superconductor; lamination interactions; longitudinal compressive strain; Capacitive sensors; Critical current; High temperature superconductors; Lamination; Materials testing; Performance analysis; Performance evaluation; Superconducting filaments and wires; Superconducting films; Thermal factors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.919711

Filename

919711