Abstract
From the viewpoint of a cryogen-free high-field superconducting magnet, the thermal stability properties of YBa2Cu3O7 (Y123) coated conductor tapes before thermal runaway are examined under the conduction-cooling condition by a GM-cryocooler. Under such cryocooling condition, Ag-sheathed Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 (Bi2212) wires with Jc ∼ 104 A/cm2 reveal stable behaviors of 3 times larger current properties before thermal runaway than critical currents, although conventional Nb3Sn wires with J c ∼ 104 A/cm2 quench almost at their critical currents under the cryocooling condition. In order to determine the maximum current-carrying capacity of the Y123 tape in high fields, we use a zero-dimensional heat balance model. On the basis of the measured basic properties for the Y123 tape, the calculations were done at B2 = 20 T, bath temperature T0 = 4.2 K, Jc ∼ 10 7A/cm2, and cryocooling heat transfer coefficient h = 10-3 W/cm2K. We found that the Y123 tape with J c ∼ 107 A/cm2 does not have the over-critical current but rather the sub-critical current before thermal runaway.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 5643196 |
Pages (from-to) | 2449-2452 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 3 PART 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Jun |
Keywords
- Critical current property
- Cryogen-free superconducting magnet
- High field
- Thermal stability
- YBa CuO coated conductor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering