Title :
Quench in High-Temperature Superconducting Motor Field Coils: Experimental Results
Author :
Umans, Stephen D. ; Shoykhet, Boris A.
Abstract :
The results of quench tests on HTS motor coils are presented. These results clearly demonstrate that the quench process is characterised by a current level, referred to as the quench current, above which the cooling system cannot maintain the winding temperature. The result is an unstable growth in winding temperature in a process commonly referred to as a winding quench
Keywords :
cooling; electric motors; high-temperature superconductors; machine testing; machine windings; superconducting coils; cooling system; field coils; high-temperature superconducting motor; quench tests; winding quench; winding temperature; Conductivity; Cooling; High temperature superconductors; Superconducting coils; Superconducting filaments and wires; Superconducting materials; Superconductivity; Synchronous generators; Synchronous motors; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Machines and Drives, 2005 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8987-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-8988-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMDC.2005.195928
