Conceptual approach to the ultimate low AC loss YBCO Superconductor

Author

Oberly, Charles E. ; Razidlo, Benjamin ; Rodriguez, Fernando

Author_Institution

Air Force Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson, OH, USA

Volume

15

Issue

2

fYear

2005

fDate

6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1643

Lastpage

1646

Abstract

Wide tapes of YBCO coated conductors make minimization of ac loss very difficult. Subdivision of the tape into narrow filaments does not provide complete transposition when twisted and current sharing is not equalized due to inductance differences. For ac power applications operating near 400 Hz for military aircraft power systems, equal inductance filaments and short twist pitch are very important to loss minimization. A fully transposed YBCO tape that approximates a Rutherford cable has been conceived to minimize ac loss at high frequency. Retention of optimal texture of YBCO in edge turnaround regions and filament crossovers in the Rutherford tape is essential.

Keywords

inductance; losses; military aircraft; minimisation; superconducting tapes; yttrium compounds; BCO coated conductor tape; Rutherford cable; YBCO superconductor; conceptual approach; current sharing; equal inductance filament; low AC loss; military aircraft power system; minimization; striated filament; transposition; twist pitch; Conductivity; Conductors; Frequency; Inductance; Magnetic separation; Power cables; Power systems; Superconducting filaments and wires; Superconducting films; Yttrium barium copper oxide; AC loss; Rutherford configuration; YBCO; striated filaments;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2005.849219

Filename

1439963