Abstract High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES)
devices are promising high-power storage devices, although their widespread use is limited …

Despite repeated proposals to utilize superconducting magnets in space since at least the
1970s, examples of their use remain scant. One of the technical challenges is to maintain …

Interplanetary transport of payloads of unprecedented mass, as envisaged beyond the lunar
gateway, will require thrusters with high specific impulse as well as high thrust. To achieve …

Predicting the performance and reliability of high-temperature superconducting (HTS)
cables and magnets is a critical component of their research and development process …

Flux pumping based on traveling field is a promising technology, potentially able to produce
breakthrough innovation in the supply of HTS magnets, which offers a contactless, low …

The emerging concept of digital twins is the key enabler for modelling and simulations
needs of any future-ready entity. Digital twins enable rapid transformation of requirements …

Recent advancements in the development of Applied-Field Magnetoplasmadynamic
thrusters (AF-MPDTs) present themselves to be an increasingly promising propulsion …

The high temperature superconductors enhanced magnetoplasmadynamic thruster is a
promising device for various space mission scenarios. However, a critical issue hindering …

Magnets using high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tapes have been proposed for use
in several space-borne applications. In particular they are well suited for use in applied-field …

Superconductor magnets generate high magnetic fields which can increase the
performance of electric propulsion devices, but many such thruster operational regimes …