摘要:
A method and apparatus for the continuous, contactless testing of a long conductor which consists at least partially of superconductive material in which the conductor is moved, with the superconductive material in the superconducting state, through an external magnetic field which induces shielding currents in the superconductive material, while the magnetic field produced by these shielding currents is measured.
摘要:
A method for measuring critical current density of superconductor wires according to the present invention is characterized in that it includes: (a) applying an external magnetic field to the superconductor wires, (b) measuring a magnetization loss of the superconductor wires according to the application of the external magnetic field, (c) normalizing the measured magnetization loss, and then calculating a fully-penetration magnetic field of the superconductor wires according to the normalized magnetization loss, (d) calculating a critical current density of the superconductor wires according to the calculated fully-penetration magnetic field. Therefore, the critical current density of parallel superconductor wires such as stacked superconductor wires may be measured without applying current to the superconductor wires directly.
摘要:
A quench detection device (or method) is provided that receives real-time information of concurrently monitored electrical characteristics of a high temperature superconducting (HTS) device, or any superconducting material, device, or system including low temperature superconductors, during operation. The quench detection device determines whether an electrical threshold is satisfied based on the received real-time information. The quench detection device detects a quench condition if the electrical threshold remains satisfied over a predetermined period of time or a predetermined successive number of times. If a quench detection is detected, the quench detection device sends a signal to terminate the operation of the HTS device.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for measuring the critical current of a superconducting tape. A continuous critical current measurement apparatus for measuring critical current of a superconducting tape while feeding a superconducting tape in a liquid nitrogen container includes wheel-type current terminals and wheel-type voltage terminals. The superconducting tape is continuously supplied and fed by a reel-to-reel device, and the critical current of the superconducting tape is measured in real time using the wheel-type current terminals and the wheel-type voltage terminals while the superconducting tape is fed at constant linear velocity in contact with the wheel-type current terminals and the wheel-type voltage terminals. Accordingly, current is applied using wheel-type current terminals and voltage is measured using wheel-type voltage terminals while a superconducting tape is continuously supplied by a reel-to-reel device, thus continuously measuring critical current without burning out the superconducting tape.
摘要:
The quench of the superconducting coil is desired to be detected early while suppressing the influences of the noise generated in charge and discharge of the superconducting coil. A superconducting coil quench detection apparatus detects the balance voltage of a bridge circuit formed by the superconducting coil and a resistor to output it as a quench detection signal for detecting the quench thereof. A signal indicating the hold period where the energy accumulated in the superconducting coil is held is generated. A signal included in the hold period is extracted from the quench detection signal. The quench of the superconducting coil is detected based on the extracted signal.
摘要:
Disclosed are apparatus and method for measuring a characteristic of a film comprised of a material that is a superconductor below a critical temperature. The apparatus includes a magnetic circuit for inducing an alternating magnetic flux at a localized region of a surface of the film. The circuit includes a magnetic core (42) having a gap (44) made therein and a drive winding (46) coupled thereto. A current source (50) is coupled to the drive winding for passing an alternating current therethrough for inducing an alternating magnetic flux within the gap. Measurement circuitry (54, 56) is responsive to a current induced within the film by an entry of the magnetic flux into the film. A processor (60) is coupled to the measurement circuitry and determines a critical current density of the superconducting film within the localized region. The measurement circuitry includes a sense winding (48) that is coupled to the core and detects a magnitude of an electrical signal induced in the sense winding by the alternating magnetic flux.
摘要:
An apparatus for the measurement of the critical current of a superconductive sample, e.g., a clad superconductive sample, the apparatus including a conductive coil, a means for maintaining the coil in proximity to a superconductive sample, an electrical connection means for passing a low amplitude alternating current through the coil, a cooling means for maintaining the superconductive sample at a preselected temperature, a means for passing a current through the superconductive sample, and, a means for monitoring reactance of the coil, is disclosed, together with a process of measuring the critical current of a superconductive material, e.g., a clad superconductive material, by placing a superconductive material into the vicinity of the conductive coil of such an apparatus, cooling the superconductive material to a preselected temperature, passing a low amplitude alternating current through the coil, the alternating current capable of generating a magnetic field sufficient to penetrate, e.g., any cladding, and to induce eddy currents in the superconductive material, passing a steadily increasing current through the superconductive material, the current characterized as having a different frequency than the alternating current, and, monitoring the reactance of the coil with a phase sensitive detector as the current passed through the superconductive material is steadily increased whereby critical current of the superconductive material can be observed as the point whereat a component of impedance deviates.
摘要:
A superconducting wire is produced by the surrounding of a superconductive material core with an intermediate compressible insulating layer and an outer malleable layer and then drawing said composite structure through a series of dies to reduce the diameter of the wire on the order of 400 to 10,000 times or by reducing the superconductive core material to the desired wire size by passing it through a series of dies to reduce the diameter of the wire on the order of 400 to 10,000 times and then coating the wire with a noncompressible insulating layer and then placing an outer malleable layer over the insulated wire and drawing this through dies to snuggly fit the outer layer onto the insulated wire. This wire's superconducting characteristics are not intended for carrying high levels of currents so the reduction of the available current carrying cross section by the introduction of the insulating layer is not of concern in the applications for the wire. Low and high temperature high level current-carrying superconductors lose their superconductivity with changes in their critical temperature and critical magnetic field. A loss in superconductivity in a high current-carrying superconductor can cause irreparable damage to the superconductor and its physical environment. Said superconducting wire when used in assembly with a high current-carrying superconductor provides a means for detecting changes in the critical temperature and critical magnetic field of the current-carrying superconductor before the superconducting properties are lost so that measures can be taken to correct the changes in the critical temperature and the critical magnetic field.