Performance review of the joints for the ITER poloidal field coils

M Breschi, L Cavallucci, H Adeagbo… - Superconductor …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
For large scale magnets wound with cable-in-conduit conductors, the safe operation of the
joints is of paramount importance to guarantee adequate reliability and stability margin of …

Full-scale calculation of the coupling losses in ITER size cable-in-conduit conductors

EPA Van Lanen, J Van Nugteren… - … science and technology, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
With the numerical cable model JackPot it is possible to calculate the interstrand coupling
losses, generated by a time-changing background and self-field, between all strands in a …

Modeling AC losses in the ITER NbTi poloidal field full size joint sample (PF-FSJS) using the THELMA code

R Zanino, M Bagnasco, F Bellina, P Gislon… - Fusion engineering and …, 2005 - Elsevier
A first validation of the full version of the thermal–hydraulic electromagnetic (THELMA) code,
developed for the analysis of transients in the cable-in-conduit conductors and coils relevant …

Superconductive cables current distribution analysis

F Bellina, T Bonicelli, M Breschi, M Ciotti… - Fusion engineering and …, 2003 - Elsevier
A computational tool is being developed for the analysis of superconductive magnets,
combining detailed descriptions of termination joints and cables to thermo-hydraulic (TH) …

Computation of the magnetostatic field by means of a mixed analytical-numerical procedure

F Bellina, E Serra - IEEE transactions on magnetics, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper deals with a procedure for the computation of the magnetostatic field in a vacuum.
A very short summary of some usual methods for the field computation is given first, recalling …

Analysis of the quench propagation along Nb3Sn Rutherford cables with the THELMA code. Part I: Geometric and thermal models

G Manfreda, F Bellina - Cryogenics, 2016 - Elsevier
The paper describes the new lumped thermal model recently implemented in THELMA code
for the coupled electromagnetic–thermal analysis of superconducting cables. A new …

The THELMA model of the joint resistance distribution tests with JORDI

F Bellina, P Bruzzone - IEEE transactions on applied …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In a cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC) operating in DC mode, an uneven current distribution
can be present, due to the non-uniform contact resistance between the individual strands …

Analysis and simulation of the ITER-type NbTi bus BarIII with the THELMA code

F Bellina, PL Ribani, M Bagnasco… - IEEE transactions on …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bus Bar III (BBIII) is a curvilinear NbTi full-size ITER-type multistrand superconducting cable
7 m long, tested in 2004 at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany. The sample was …

Implications of NbTi short-sample test results and analysis for the ITER poloidal field conductor insert (PFCI)

R Zanino, M Bagnasco, W Baker… - IEEE transactions on …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the test of the PFCI is foreseen in 2006 at JAERI Naka, Japan, it is essential to consider in
detail the lessons learned from the short NbTi sample tests, as well as the issues left open …

Analysis of joint-resistance-induced, non-uniform current distribution

K Seo, T Mito, JR Miller, S Kawabata… - IEEE transactions on …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The observation of nonuniform current distribution (NUCD) in multi-strand cables, in
particular cable-in-conduit conductors (CICC's), has been reported often. NUCD may have …