Temperature Distribution Observation of No-Insulation HTS Coils Wound by Optical-fiber-encapsulated Tapes

Effective quench detection technologies are extremely important for protecting high temperature superconducting (HTS) applications. In recent years, an optical fiber encapsulated HTS tape (OF-tape) is proposed for quench detection by using distributed temperature sensing (DTS) technology. In this paper, an HTS coil (OF-coil) wound with a 39 m long OF-tape was prepared and energized by an AC overcurrent of 700 A to verify the feasibility of temperature observation during quench events. Furthermore, anti-stokes intensity was also measured to understand dependence of temporal resolutions on response times of coil quenches. The main results show that temperature variations of the OF-coil can be correctly measured after quench and the maximum temperature is shown at the middle turn of the OF-coil. Particularly, for the method of detecting anti-stokes intensity, quench response time of temporal resolution (TR.) with 30 ms is about 500 ms faster than that with 300 ms. However, when the TR. is 30 ms, more noise signal is observed. Accordingly, a trade-off should be considered between response time and noise signal for efficient quench detection.

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Effective quench detection technologies are crucial for protecting high temperature superconducting applications. An OF-tape with distributed temperature sensing technology was proposed for quench detection, and the experiment showed accurate temperature measurement and the highest temperature occurring at the middle turn of the OF-coil after quench. Additionally, a trade-off between response time and noise signal should be considered for efficient quench detection.