Pulse Field Magnetization (PFM) With Sectioned HTS Stacked Tape Structures for Electrical Machine

High temperature superconducting (HTS) stacks of superconducting tapes provide a solution for all-superconducting electrical machines since they could work as trapped-field magnets. Most experiments with these stacks use pieces of tapes with relatively small areas as wider tapes are more difficult to acquire, therefore in this paper we investigate substitutions for these wider tapes to be implemented in superconducting electrical machines. With different stack architectures and substrate materials made by SuperOx, AMSC and THEVA, the magnetizing effect using pulse field magnetization (PFM) would be different. To explore the differences of this effect, sectioned stacks are tested in a modified synchronous machine designed by ASuMED under liquid nitrogen conditions. By changing different sectioned stacks of tape and testing them under the same condition, the characteristics of the trapped flux, magnetization and demagnetization could be affected, different stacks are simulated with COMSOL finite element models using an electromagnetic-thermal coupled model, and different stacks are tested with different charging voltages.

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This research investigates substitutions for wider tapes in superconducting electrical machines. Different stack architectures and substrate materials are tested for their magnetizing effect using pulse field magnetization. Sectioned stacks are tested in a modified synchronous machine under liquid nitrogen conditions to explore the characteristics of trapped flux, magnetization, and demagnetization.