High-temperature superconductors in superconductor apparatuses are subjected to mechanical strains under operating conditions.These strains cause the degradation of the critical current densities and influence AC loss...High-temperature superconductors in superconductor apparatuses are subjected to mechanical strains under operating conditions.These strains cause the degradation of the critical current densities and influence AC losses in the superconductors.Based on the dynamic process of thermomagnetic interaction,we report the results of numerical analysis of AC losses in an infinite high-temperature superconducting slab subjected to a uniform in-plane strain in an alternating external magnetic field parallel to the sample surface.The numerical analysis shows the details of electromagnetic phenomena in the slab and the dependences of AC loss on various external parameters including the uniform strain in the slab and the amplitude and frequency of the external magnetic field.In this paper,we find that whether the magnetic field fully penetrates the superconductor is the key factor that influences the features of AC loss.When the magnetic field cannot fully penetrate the superconductor,the loss rises with increasing strain or decreasing frequency.When the magnetic field can fully penetrate the superconductor,the feature is just opposite.We also analyze the effects of periodic strain on AC loss.It is interesting to find that when the periodic strain frequency equals the external magnetic field frequency,the AC loss reaches the maximum,regardless if the magnetic field fully penetrates the superconductor or not.展开更多
We present a new calorimetric method for measuring alternative current(AC)losses of high-temperature superconducting(HTS)tapes by optical fiber Bragg grating(FBG),which is particularly well suited for the AC loss meas...We present a new calorimetric method for measuring alternative current(AC)losses of high-temperature superconducting(HTS)tapes by optical fiber Bragg grating(FBG),which is particularly well suited for the AC loss measurement of Re BCO wires,so-called the second generation(2G)HTS wires.Compared with conventional calorimetric methods,the suggested method is both free of electromagnetic disturbance,magnetic field,and fast as well as simple.Self-field AC losses are measured by the optical FBG method and the conventional lock-in-amplifier(LIA)technique,respectively.The results show that the measured AC loss is in good agreement with those measured by the electric method,thus the presented calorimetric method would be available for measuring the AC loss of 2G wire and is expected to be generalized for the measurement of AC loss or thermal performances of HTS bulk.展开更多
Research and development of high-temperature superconducting(HTS)apparatus are ongoing in the world with the great progress on the HTS tapes in recent years.The most attractive applications require the HTS tapes to pe...Research and development of high-temperature superconducting(HTS)apparatus are ongoing in the world with the great progress on the HTS tapes in recent years.The most attractive applications require the HTS tapes to perform well upon the application of an alternative current(AC)and/or an AC magnetic field.The electromagnetic properties of the HTS tapes including anisotropy,uniformity,alternative current(AC losses)and stability as well as mechanical characteristics are important fundamental parameters for these applications.This paper summarizes and focuses on several typical measurement principles and methods as well as apparatuses of those characteristic parameters except for their stability developed in past several years in China.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11032006,11121202 and 11202087)National Key Project of Magneto-Constrained Fusion Energy Development Program(Grant No.2013GB110002)
文摘High-temperature superconductors in superconductor apparatuses are subjected to mechanical strains under operating conditions.These strains cause the degradation of the critical current densities and influence AC losses in the superconductors.Based on the dynamic process of thermomagnetic interaction,we report the results of numerical analysis of AC losses in an infinite high-temperature superconducting slab subjected to a uniform in-plane strain in an alternating external magnetic field parallel to the sample surface.The numerical analysis shows the details of electromagnetic phenomena in the slab and the dependences of AC loss on various external parameters including the uniform strain in the slab and the amplitude and frequency of the external magnetic field.In this paper,we find that whether the magnetic field fully penetrates the superconductor is the key factor that influences the features of AC loss.When the magnetic field cannot fully penetrate the superconductor,the loss rises with increasing strain or decreasing frequency.When the magnetic field can fully penetrate the superconductor,the feature is just opposite.We also analyze the effects of periodic strain on AC loss.It is interesting to find that when the periodic strain frequency equals the external magnetic field frequency,the AC loss reaches the maximum,regardless if the magnetic field fully penetrates the superconductor or not.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51477053)the Beijing Education Commissions(Grant No.GJ2013009)
文摘We present a new calorimetric method for measuring alternative current(AC)losses of high-temperature superconducting(HTS)tapes by optical fiber Bragg grating(FBG),which is particularly well suited for the AC loss measurement of Re BCO wires,so-called the second generation(2G)HTS wires.Compared with conventional calorimetric methods,the suggested method is both free of electromagnetic disturbance,magnetic field,and fast as well as simple.Self-field AC losses are measured by the optical FBG method and the conventional lock-in-amplifier(LIA)technique,respectively.The results show that the measured AC loss is in good agreement with those measured by the electric method,thus the presented calorimetric method would be available for measuring the AC loss of 2G wire and is expected to be generalized for the measurement of AC loss or thermal performances of HTS bulk.
基金supported by Beijing Education Commissions(Grant No.GJ2013009)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51077051)
文摘Research and development of high-temperature superconducting(HTS)apparatus are ongoing in the world with the great progress on the HTS tapes in recent years.The most attractive applications require the HTS tapes to perform well upon the application of an alternative current(AC)and/or an AC magnetic field.The electromagnetic properties of the HTS tapes including anisotropy,uniformity,alternative current(AC losses)and stability as well as mechanical characteristics are important fundamental parameters for these applications.This paper summarizes and focuses on several typical measurement principles and methods as well as apparatuses of those characteristic parameters except for their stability developed in past several years in China.
