Download or read book Characterisation of REBCO Roebel cables written by Otten, Simon J. and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work concerns the characterization of high-temperature superconducting REBCO Roebel cables for use in accelerator magnets. The effects of bending, torsion and compressive stress on the cable are investigated. The second part concerns the effect of inter-strand resistance on the cable properties. A two-parameter model is proposed to describe inter-strand connections and predict the effect on AC loss and stability. Additionally, the AC loss and stability are experimentally investigated.

Download or read book Characterisation of REBCO Roebel Cables written by Simon J Otten and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work concerns the characterization of high-temperature superconducting REBCO Roebel cables for use in accelerator magnets. The effects of bending, torsion and compressive stress on the cable are investigated. The second part concerns the effect of inter-strand resistance on the cable properties. A two-parameter model is proposed to describe inter-strand connections and predict the effect on AC loss and stability. Additionally, the AC loss and stability are experimentally investigated. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Download or read book Fluorescent thermal imaging method for investigating transient effects in high temperature superconductor tapes and coils written by Gyuráki, Roland and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents the development and application of high-speed fluorescent thermal imaging for quench analysis in high-temperature superconductors (HTS). Using a fluorescent coating, with a temperature-dependent light emission, temperature changes can be calculated over 2D surfaces. The technique uncovered peculiar transient effects in novel HTS tape architectures and also helped to verify and better understand hot spot development in both insulated and non-insulated, HTS–wound pancake coils.

Download or read book Development of high temperature superconductor cables for high direct current applications written by Preuß, Alan and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A design process for HTS DC cables was developed for high current applications. Based on the design process, a 35 kA HTS DC cable demonstrator was developed. The superconducting elements of the demonstrator were manufactured and tested individually at 77 K. Afterwards, the demonstrator cable was assembled and tested at 77 K. The assembled demonstrator successfully reached 35 kA at 77 K and self field conditions.

Download or read book AC Losses in High Temperature Superconductor Tapes and Cables for Power Applications written by Godfrin, Aurélien and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work focuses on two topics. The first is the investigation of producing filaments on copper-stabilized coated conductors, with striations made after or before electroplating the tape. The second topic is the applicability of the striations for reducing the AC losses of cables, in particular the CORC® and RACC cables, which are made with high-temperature superconductor (HTS) striated tapes.

Download or read book Evaluation of the Use of Superconducting 380 kV Cable written by Kottonau, Dustin and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diese Studie führt eine Auslegung von supraleitenden Kabeln für die Anwendung im 380-kV-Drehstromnetz durch und erläutert allgemeine Aspekte des Einsatzes solcher Kabel im Höchstspannungsnetz. Dabei vergleicht sie die Supraleitungstechnologie unter vielen verschiedenen Kriterien mit anderen Leitungstechnologien. - This study describes the design of superconducting cables for use in the 380 kV three-phase network and explains general aspects of the use of such cables in the extra-high voltage grid. It compares the superconducting technology with other line technologies under many different criteria.

Download or read book Prospective Life Cycle Assessment of High Temperature Superconductors for Future Grid Applications written by Buchholz, Alexander and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-27 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-temperature superconductors have distinct advantages compared to conventional conductors. Below their critical temperature, superconductors have immeasurably low ohmic losses. To maintain the superconducting state, superconductors require constant cooling. This study aims at identifying the environmental impacts of the application of superconductors in future grid technologies such as superconducting power cables.

Download or read book Technology and readout for scaling up superconducting nanowire single photon detectors written by Knehr, Emanuel Marius and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents three advances to scale SNSPDs from few-pixel devices to large detector arrays: atomic layer deposition for the fabrication of uniform superconducting niobium nitride films of few-nanometer thickness, a frequency-multiplexing scheme to operate multiple detectors with a reduced number of lines, and the integration of SNSPDs with free-form polymer structures to achieve efficient optical coupling onto the active area of the detectors.

Download or read book Superconducting integrated THz receiver written by Merker, Michael and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors for Quantum Photonic Integrated Circuits on GaAs written by Schmidt, Wolfgang-Gustav Ekkehart and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Advances in Energy Storage written by Andreas Hauer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-04-27 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ADVANCES IN ENERGY STORAGE An accessible reference describing the newest advancements in energy storage technologies Advances in Energy Storage: Latest Developments from R&D to the Market is a comprehensive exploration of a wide range of energy storage technologies that use the fundamental energy conversion method. The distinguished contributors discuss the foundational principles, common materials, construction, device operation, and system level performance of the technology, as well as real-world applications. The book also includes examinations of the industry standards that apply to energy storage technologies and the commercial status of various kinds of energy storage. The book has been written by accomplished leaders in the field and address electrochemical, chemical, thermal, mechanical, and superconducting magnetic energy storage. They offer insightful treatments of relevant policy instruments and posit likely future advancements that will support and stimulate energy storage. Advances in Energy Storage also includes: A thorough introduction to electrochemical, electrical, and super magnetic energy storage, including foundational electrochemistry concepts used in modern power sources A comprehensive exploration of mechanical energy storage and pumped hydro energy storage Practical discussions of compressed air energy storage and flywheels, including the geology, history, and development of air energy storage In-depth examinations of thermal energy storage, including new material developments for latent and thermochemical heat storage Perfect for practicing electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and materials scientists, Advances in Energy Storage: Latest Developments from R&D to the Market is also an indispensable reference for researchers and graduate students in these fields.

Download or read book Characterization of High Temperature Superconductor Cables for Magnet Toroidal Field Coils of the DEMO Fusion Power Plant written by Bayer, Christoph M. and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nuclear fusion is a key technology to satisfy the basic demand for electric energy sustainably. The official EUROfusion schedule foresees a first industrial DEMOnstration Fusion Power Plant for 2050. In this work several high temperature superconductor sub-size cables are investigated for their applicability in large scale DEMO toroidal field coils. Main focus lies on the electromechanical stability under the influence of high Lorentz forces at peak magnetic fields of up to 12 T.

Download or read book Handbook of Superconductivity written by David A. Cardwell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 881 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the last of three volumes of the extensively revised and updated second edition of the Handbook of Superconductivity. The past twenty years have seen rapid progress in superconducting materials, which exhibit one of the most remarkable physical states of matter ever to be discovered. Superconductivity brings quantum mechanics to the scale of the everyday world. Viable applications of superconductors rely fundamentally on an understanding of these intriguing phenomena and the availability of a range of materials with bespoke properties to meet practical needs. While the first volume covers fundamentals and various classes of materials, the second addresses processing of these into various shapes and configurations needed for applications, and ends with chapters on refrigeration methods necessary to attain the superconducting state and the desired performance. This third volume starts with a wide range of methods permitting one to characterize both the materials and various end products of processing. Subsequently, diverse classes of both large scale and electronic applications are described. Volume 3 ends with a glossary relevant to all three volumes. Key Features: Covers the depth and breadth of the field Includes contributions from leading academics and industry professionals across the world Provides hands-on familiarity with the characterization methods and offers descriptions of representative examples of practical applications A comprehensive reference, the handbook is suitable for both graduate students and practitioners in experimental physics, materials science, and multiple engineering disciplines, including electronic and electrical, chemical, mechanical, metallurgy and others.

Download or read book Numerical Modeling Of Superconducting Applications Simulation Of Electromagnetics Thermal Stability Thermo hydraulics And Mechanical Effects In Large scale Superconducting Devices written by Bertrand Dutoit and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2023-03-24 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to present an introduction to numerical modeling of different aspects of large-scale superconducting applications: electromagnetics, thermal, mechanics and thermo-hydraulics. The importance of computational modeling to advance current superconductor research cannot be overlooked, especially given the enormous benefits provided by superconductors in many human endeavours, including energy generation, medical treatments, and future electrical technologies.Aimed at graduate students, researchers and practitioners in different fields of applied superconductivity, this book consists of four chapters. The chapter on electromagnetics provides a review of the state-of-the-art modeling of electromagnetic phenomena in superconductors, emphasising the theoretical aspects of the different numerical formulations. This is followed by a chapter on thermal effects, dedicated to the simulation of thermal stability and quench in superconducting magnets, with specific examples of magnets used in particle accelerators. Then, the chapter on mechanics provides details of the modeling of forces and stresses in cables composed of second-generation high-temperature superconducting wires. Finally, the chapter on thermo-hydraulics focuses on the fundamental thermal-hydraulic aspects involved in the cooling of superconducting magnets, with special reference to the issues related to the forced-flow cooling.

Download or read book Superconductors in the Power Grid written by C. Rey and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superconductors offer high throughput with low electric losses and have the potential to transform the electric power grid. Transmission networks incorporating cables of this type could, for example, deliver more power and enable substantial energy savings. Superconductors in the Power Grid: Materials and Applications provides an overview of superconductors and their applications in power grids. Sections address the design and engineering of cable systems and fault current limiters and other emerging applications for superconductors in the power grid, as well as case studies of industrial applications of superconductors in the power grid. - Expert editor from highly respected US government-funded research centre - Unique focus on superconductors in the power grid - Comprehensive coverage

Download or read book High Temperature Superconductor Cable Concepts for Fusion Magnets written by Christian Barth and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-20 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three concepts of high temperature superconductor cables carrying kA currents (RACC, CORC and TSTC) are investigated, optimized and evaluated in the scope of their applicability as conductor in fusion magnets. The magnetic field and temperature dependence of the cables is measured; the thermal expansion and conductivity of structure, insulation and filling materials are investigated. High temperature superconductor winding packs for fusion magnets are calculated and compared with corresponding low temperature superconductor cases.

Download or read book Superconductivity written by Paolo Mele and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the science of superconducting materials. It serves as a fundamental information source on the actual techniques and methodologies involved in superconducting materials growth, characterization and processing. This book includes coverage of several categories of medium and high-temperature superconducting materials: cuprate oxides, borides, and iron-based chalcogenides and pnictides. Provides a single-source reference on superconducting materials growth, characterization and processing; Bridges the gap between materials science and applications of superconductors; Discusses several categories of superconducting materials such as cuprate oxides, borides, and iron-based chalcogenides and pnictides; Covers synthesis, characterization, and processing of superconducting materials, as well as the nanoengineering approach to tailor the properties of the used materials at the nanoscale level.