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Persistent current (PC) operating magnet with bore diameter of about 32 mm was design and developed based on multi- and mono-filament MgB2 wires. The magnet was in a multi-solenoid structure. One pilot coil was wound and joints were fabricated at both ends, connecting it to a superconducting switch for PC operation tests. The magnet was to demonstrate the high field and high temperature performance at different temperatures. Numerical and experimental results demonstrated a promising future of MgB2 wires in low cost magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems and high field scientific magnets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

High temperature superconducting (HTS) generator was promising in the wind power applications for its advantages in the weight, size and thermal stability against load fluctuations, especially in the “direct-driven” design. A 100 kW generator was proposed for the demonstration of the feasibility of using HTS in 10 MW wind turbine generators. The electromagnetic design and optimization of the rotor were done using finite element method (FEM). The excitation coil of the rotor was designed considering variable working conditions. According to the numerical results, a number of suggestions in the design and winding techniques of the superconducting rotor were proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Poloidal Field (PF) coils, made of CICC (Cable-In-Conduit Conductors), are the most important part of ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) superconducting magnet system. The structure of superconducting magnet system in ITER and the CICC are introduced. The main factors influenced the cabling of the superconducting cable for CICC is discussed. Analyzed the outer diameter controlling technique and the relationship between ac loss and structure parameters of the superconducting cable. The technique route of cabling has been established. Especially, the technique of dies setting for shaping+multi-rolling compacting dies+half-dies for diameter keeping is explained in detail, which can efficiently control the diameter and the cabling quality of the superconducting cable, without injury to strands line. The technical parameters for cabling is fixed and one 765m long dummy cable and one 115m long superconducting cable of CICC for PF coil is manufactured successfully for ITER the last. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: A double pancake coil was designed and manufactured with a 36-m long Bi-2223/Ag tape. The tape was insulated by 25μm thick Kapton tapes, which can stand a voltage of 400 V rms in liquid nitrogen. The whole double pancake was impregnated with epoxy resin. AC over-current experiments of the coil were performed by applying constant AC voltages to the two terminals of the coil and lasted for 3s. The experiment began first at a lower voltage of 33.6 V rms, and then the voltage stepped up till the coil was burned out at the pulse voltage of 202.7 V rms. All of the experiments were carried out with the coil dipped in liquid nitrogen. The current waveforms were measured. The impedance and resistance characters of the HTS coil with its over pulse currents were analyzed from the experiment results. At the end of this paper, some conclusions derived from the experiment results and their analyses are given, which are helpful for the safety operating of the HTS coils in power applications. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]