posted on 2022-04-04, 15:53authored byMU Fareed, M Kapolka, BC Robert, M Clegg, HS Ruiz
The Conductor on Rounded Core (CORC) cables manufactured by Advanced Conductor Technologies with current densities beyond 300 Amm-2 at 4.2 K, and bending diameter of up to 3.5 cm, are considered as one of the strongest candidates for the next generation of high field power applications and magnets. In this paper, we present a full 3D FEM model for their monolayer and bilayer CORC cables made with up to three and six superconducting tapes respectively, disclosing the full curve of AC losses for the monolayer cable at magnetic fields beyond 60 mT, and the actual distribution of current density along and across the thickness of the superconducting tapes in both designs. The model is based on the so-called H-formulation, allowing to incorporate the true three-dimensionality of the tapes without recurring to 2D thin-film approaches where non-physical surface currents that do not follow the celebrated Bean's model for type-II superconductors appear. Likewise, good agreement with the experimentally measured AC-losses for the monolayer and bilayer cable have been obtained, with all the details of the model disclosed in this paper.
Funding
U.K. Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Grant Number: EP/S025707/1)
History
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity ( Volume: 32, Issue: 4, June 2022) https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2022.3145309
Author affiliation
College of Science and Engineering and Space Park Leicester
Version
AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Published in
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Volume
32
Issue
4
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)