Result: The influence of tape arrangements on the critical current of Bi-2223 superconducting current leads

Title:
The influence of tape arrangements on the critical current of Bi-2223 superconducting current leads
Source:
The 2006 applied superconductivity conference, Seattle, WA, August 27-September 1, 2006. Part II of three partsIEEE transactions on applied superconductivity. 17(2):2232-2235
Publisher Information:
New York, NY: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2007.
Publication Year:
2007
Physical Description:
print, 7 ref 2
Original Material:
INIST-CNRS
Document Type:
Conference Conference Paper
File Description:
text
Language:
English
Author Affiliations:
Applied Superconductivity Research Center, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Innova Superconductor Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, China
ISSN:
1051-8223
Rights:
Copyright 2007 INIST-CNRS
CC BY 4.0
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Notes:
Electrical engineering. Electroenergetics

Electronics
Accession Number:
edscal.19016718
Database:
PASCAL Archive

Further Information

The current lead is an important application of high temperature superconductors. In this work, superconducting current leads are assembled by using Bi-2223 tapes with Jc = 32000 A/cm2 at 77 K under self-field. The influence of self field on the critical current (Ic) is studied by changing the distance (d) between neighboring tapes. With our in-situ d changing device, Ic values of current leads with 2 and 3 tapes are measured as a function of d (0.5-15 mm). It is found that the total Ic decreases greatly if d < 1.0 mm due to the influence of self-field. An analysis method concerning the field dependent property and self-field distribution of the current lead is suggested and compared with the experimental data. Finally 6-tape current leads are prepared. Copper layers are added as protection circuits, which are put between neighboring tapes. The total Ic is about 0.681 of the sum of Ic of each individual tape when d = 0.26 mm. This ratio increases to 0.835 if 1 mm thick copper layers are put between two adjacent tapes (d = 1.26 mm). It agrees with our calculation quite well. This knowledge helps us to design tape arrangements in current leads and other HTS devices using large current.