The Mechanical Design Optimization of a High Field HTS Solenoid

Author

Lalitha, Seetha Lakshmi ; Gupta, R.C.

Author_Institution

Supercond. Magn. Div., Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA

Volume

25

Issue

3

fYear

2015

fDate

Jun-15

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper describes the conceptual design optimization of a large aperture, high field (24 T at 4 K) solenoid for a 1.7 MJ superconducting magnetic energy storage device. The magnet is designed to be built entirely of second generation (2G) high temperature superconductor tape with excellent electrical and mechanical properties at the cryogenic temperatures. The critical parameters that govern the magnet performance are examined in detail through a multiphysics approach using ANSYS software. The analysis results formed the basis for the performance specification as well as the construction of the magnet.

Keywords

high-temperature superconductors; superconducting magnet energy storage; superconducting magnets; superconducting tapes; ANSYS software; cryogenic temperatures; energy 1.7 MJ; high field HTS solenoid; mechanical design optimization; second generation high temperature superconductor tape; superconducting magnetic energy storage device; temperature 4 K; Assembly; Coils; High-temperature superconductors; Magnetomechanical effects; Solenoids; Stress; Superconducting magnetic energy storage; Finite element analysis; Finite-element analysis; HTS magnet; high temperature superconductor (HTS) magnet; solenoid; superconducting magnetic energy storage; superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2014.2367153

Filename

6955782