Experimental study of stability, quench propagation and detection methods on 15 kA sub-scale HTS fusion conductors in SULTAN

N Bykovskiy, H Bajas, O Dicuonzo… - Superconductor …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
High-temperature superconductors (HTSs) enable exclusive operating conditions for fusion
magnets, boosting their performance up to 20 T generated magnetic fields in the …

On the future sustainable ultra-high-speed maglev: A superconductor magnet technology enabling high energy efficiency and robustness

F Dong, D Park, Z Huang, M Wang, Y Iwasa - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The blooming ultrahigh-speed SC maglev (superconducting magnetically levitated train)
prompts green travel worldwide. We utilized high-temperature superconductor (HTS) …

Toward an Encapsulated LTS Quench Detector for Fast Quench Detection in HTS Magnets

R Kang, J Wang, Q Xu - IEEE Transactions on Applied …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A fast and reliable quench detection method is one of the most urgent demands for the
development of high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets. Among the several new …

A general model for simulating the quench behavior of canted-cosine-theta (CCT) quadrupole magnets

R Kang, Y Wang, H Yang, J Zhou, X Chen, A Feng… - Cryogenics, 2022 - Elsevier
Quench-back is a complex but fascinating effect that could occur in canted-cosine-theta
(CCT) magnets: the fast discharge after quench of the superconducting coil induces …

Quench Detection in Insulated, NI, and MI (RE)Ba2Cu3O7—x Coils With Superconducting Quench Detectors

S Hasegawa, S Ito, G Nishijima, S Awaji… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have proposed a quench detection method that uses a low-temperature
superconducting quench detector (LTS QD) for rare-earth barium copper oxide (REBCO) …

Quench Detection in REBCO Using the Tape Itself for Microwave Transmission Line Excitation and Sensing

M Suarez-Villagran, G Majkic, J Wosik… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present progress in the use of rf/microwave standing waves in REBCO tapes to develop
a nondestructive (NDE) technique for quench detection. REBCO tape can be treated as a …

Conceptual Design of 15 T/220 mm Magnet for 350 GHz, 1 MW Gyrotrons for Fusion Reactors

D Park, J Kim, PC Michael… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a conceptual design of a conduction-cooled 15 T/220 mm warm-bore
superconducting magnet for use in a 350 GHz, 1 MW gyrotron. Gyrotrons can generate MW …

Electromechanical investigations and quench experiments on sub-size HTS cables for high field EU-DEMO Central Solenoid

O Dicuonzo - 2022 - infoscience.epfl.ch
The aim of this thesis is to investigate the mechanical and thermal behaviour of HTS coated
conductor cables for EUROfusion DEMO magnets. One of the issue in large HTS magnets is …

Quench Performance of the HTS Insert Solenoid With REBCO CORC Cable at 4.2 K 18.5 T Background Magnetic Field

Q Yan, Y Hu, H Jin, R Kang, G Xiao… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The maximum magnetic field designed for the Central Solenoid (CS) of the China Fusion
Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) is more than 17 T. Because the Rare-earth Barium …

Simulation of Transient Effects in High-Temperature Superconducting Magnets

L Bortot - 2022 - cds.cern.ch
Particle colliders for high-energy physics are important tools for investigating the
fundamental structure of matter. In circular accelerators, the collision energy of particles is …