Journal
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Volume 31, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2021.3070119
Keywords
Compressive stress; Critical current; Electromagnetic force; HTS coil; REBCO
Funding
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
- New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
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This study experimentally found that Rare Earth Barium-Copper-Oxide (REBCO) coils undergo irreversible deterioration when subjected to axial compressive stress greater than 100 MPa, while reversible reduction of critical current occurs under stress less than 100 MPa. Applying a stress of 100 MPa leads to a reversible decrease of critical current by about 15%.
This study investigated the axial compressive stress dependence of the critical current of Rare Earth Barium-Copper-Oxide (REBCO) double-pancake coils. We measured the critical currents of REBCO coils cooled by liquid nitrogen while various axial compressive stresses from 0 MPa to 130 MPa were applied. After each stress was applied, the critical currents of the coils were also measured without the stress application to examine if the REBCO coils were irreversibly deteriorated. The experimental results showed that the REBCO coils were deteriorated at more than 100 MPa and the critical currents of the coils decreased by about 30% by applying 120 MPa to the coils. Moreover, reversible reduction of the critical currents of the coils were observed while the stresses of less than 100 MPa were applied. The reversible critical current decrease occurred even at a small stress, and the critical currents of the coils were reversibly reduced by about 15% while the stress of 100 MPa was applied. This study quantitatively clarified the dependence of the critical current of the REBCO coil on the axial compressive stress and the limitation of the axial compressive stress to prevent the deterioration of the REBCO coil.
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