Measurements of the performance of BSCCO HTS tape under magnetic fields with a cryocooled test rig

Author

Young, M.A. ; Demko, J.A. ; Gouge, M.J. ; Pace, M.O. ; Lue, J.W. ; Grabovickic, R.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

Volume

13

Issue

2

fYear

2003

fDate

6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2964

Lastpage

2967

Abstract

The use of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) materials for electric power applications is being realized in prototype systems. A test rig was designed and fabricated that uses a 6-T cryocooled magnet with an 20.3 cm warm bore. Inserted in the bore is a stainless steel vacuum vessel that has a Cryomech GB37 cryocooler to conductively cool the sample. Critical current measurements were made on BSCCO-2223 tapes under externally applied perpendicular and parallel magnetic fields. A description of the test rig design and results from a series of measurements will be presented.

Keywords

bismuth compounds; calcium compounds; critical current density (superconductivity); high-temperature superconductors; strontium compounds; superconducting tapes; 20.3 cm; 6 T; BSCCO HTS tape; BSCCO-2223 tapes; Bi₂Sr₂Ca₂Cu₃O₁₀; Cryomech GB37 cryocooler; critical current measurements; cryocooled test rig; high-temperature superconductor; magnetic fields; stainless steel vacuum vessel; Bismuth compounds; Boring; Conducting materials; High temperature superconductors; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic materials; Superconducting films; Superconducting magnets; Superconducting materials; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2003.812076

Filename

1212245