In a previous experiment on the stability of cable-in-conduit superconductors, we sometimes
observed multivalued stability margins, which we attributed to strong heating-induced …

Recently, Lue, Miller, and Dresner reported that the stability margin of cable-in-conduit
superconductors is multivalued for certain combinations of transport current, ambient helium …

The stability margin was measured for a sample of a 6.3 m long cable-in-conduit conductor
composed of 27 strands at various transport currents ranging from 1200 to 2800 A with …

Under fast magnetic field variations, ac losses are deposited in a Cable in Conduit
Conductor (CICC). The corresponding power losses are transferred to helium thanks to the …

The stability of modern superconductors depends not only on the cooling and the amount of
copper in the cross section of the strands but also on the smoothness of the transition from …

Superconductor stability is at the core of the design of any successful cable and magnet
application. This chapter reviews the initial understanding of the stability mechanism, and …

A zero-dimensional stability model has been developed for cable-in-conduit
superconductors. The model is effective in simulating the multivalued stability behavior in …

Two superconductor cable samples were tested under overload current and the quench
behavior of the cables was investigated. The results showed that the quench first began at …

An analysis procedure has been developed for non-uniform current effects in
superconducting cables that contain many individual strands in limited electrical contact with …

Stability of multi-strand superconducting cables against local disturbances should be
influenced by the current re-distribution among strands in quench or recovery processes …