Fabrication of HTS Conductor Stacks for 20-kA Binary Current Leads for MagLab Series-Connected Hybrid and HFML Nijmegen Hybrid Magnets

Author

Marshall, W.S. ; Bird, M.D. ; den Ouden, A. ; Dixon, I.R. ; Lu, J. ; Perenboom, J.A.A.J. ; Walsh, N.R. ; Wulffers, C.

Author_Institution

Nat. High Magn. Field Lab., Tallahassee, FL, USA

Volume

25

Issue

3

fYear

2015

fDate

Jun-15

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The MagLab series-connected hybrid and the HFML Nijmegen hybrid outer superconducting coils each require a pair of binary current leads, comprised of a nitrogen vapor-cooled resistive section and a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) section, configured to minimize the heat load to the coils. The HTS sections of both pairs of leads are made with stacked and soldered Bi-2223 tapes supplied by Sumitomo. The MagLab fabricated and tested the tape stacks for both programs. The procedures and apparatus for fabricating the stacks and making the critical current measurements are described. Critical current and n-value measurement results are reported.

Keywords

conductors (electric); electric current measurement; magnets; superconducting coils; Bi-2223 tapes; HTS conductor stack fabrication; MagLab series-connected HFML Nijmegen hybrid magnets; MagLab series-connected hybrid Nijmegen hybrid magnets; Sumitomo; binary current leads; critical current measurement; current 20 kA; heat load minimization; high-temperature superconducting section; hybrid outer superconducting coils; n-value measurement; nitrogen vapor-cooled resistive section; Conductors; Critical current density (superconductivity); Current measurement; Fabrication; High-temperature superconductors; Stacking; Superconducting magnets; Bi-2223; current leads; hybrid magnet;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2014.2365057

Filename

6936911