Challenges and status of ITER conductor production

A Devred, I Backbier, D Bessette… - Superconductor …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Taking the relay of the large Hadron collider (LHC) at CERN, ITER has become the largest
project in applied superconductivity. In addition to its technical complexity, ITER is also a …

Results of the TF conductor performance qualification samples for the ITER project

M Breschi, A Devred, M Casali… - Superconductor …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The performance of the toroidal field (TF) magnet conductors for the ITER machine are
qualified by a short full-size sample (4 m) current sharing temperature (T cs) test in the …

Modeling of the electro-mechanical behavior of ITER Nb3Sn cable in conduit conductors

M Breschi, PL Ribani, H Bajas… - … Science and Technology, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The coupling of electrical and mechanical modeling of superconducting cable in conduit
conductors (CICCs) can be useful for the understanding of the complex phenomena …

Performance analysis of the Nb− Ti conductor qualification samples for the ITER project

M Breschi, D Carati, D Bessette, A Devred… - Superconductor …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The ITER machine will require approximately 275 tons of Nb− Ti strands that will be used in
poloidal field (PF) coils, correction coils (CC) and feeder busbars. The performance of all …

Interstrand resistance and contact resistance distribution on terminations of ITER short samples

F Cau, P Bruzzone, M Calvi - IEEE Transactions on Applied …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The current uniformity among the strands in large cabled conductors is affected mostly by
the contact resistance distribution and the interstrand resistance in the electrical …

Error Estimation in the Measurement of TF Conductors in the SULTAN Facility

M Breschi, PL Ribani, D Bessette… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The main parameter measured in the tests of the TF conductors for the ITER machine is the
current sharing temperature (T CS). In the voltmetric assessment of T CS, the voltages are …

The Manufacture and Performance of Low Temperature Superconductors

X Han - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The application of Nb3Sn superconductor joints is an important part in the
production of ITER, MRI and so on. This paper first introduced the application, like coil of …

Simulation of Decay of Shielding Currents in ITER-TF Joint Samples

S Imagawa, H Kajitani, T Obana, S Takada… - Plasma and Fusion …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
A Nb3Sn cable-in-conduit (CIC) conductor is adopted for Toroidal Field (TF) coils of ITER.
One of the TF coils consists of seven double-pancake coils that are jointed to the neighbor …

Effects of Mass Flow Rate Imbalance Among Petals During Measurements of ITER TF Short Samples in SULTAN

LS Richard, F Bellina, M Breschi… - IEEE transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Since year 2009, the joint of the toroidal field (TF) conductor samples tested in the SULTAN
facility at PSI Villigen, CH, is solder-filled, so that the helium coolant can only flow axially …

Measurement of Decay Time Constant of Shielding Current in ITER-TF Joint Samples

S Imagawa, H Kajitani, T Obana… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Joint sample tests have been carried out as a qualification test for ITER Toroidal Field (TF)
coils. The joint sample comprises two short TF conductors that have" twin-box" joint …