HTS and MgB2 cables for application in energy technology and magnets

by Sonja Schlachter (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Wilfried Goldacker (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

Wednesday 23 Mar 2011, 14:30 → 15:30 Europe/Zurich

30/7-010 (CERN)

We present the status of the KIT-R&D on HTS-Roebel-cables, their performance, the current carrying capability, AC losses, occurring hints of the cable design and prospects of such cables for the future as application of filament structures. For big magnets as in fusion technology, a Rutherford cable structure with Roebel-strands was proposed and experimental investigations started. Coated-conductor-cable-in-conduit designs are considered as alternative methods. MgB2 is another choice for applications at lower temperatures with the advantage of round wires and cheap material costs. In this case, thin wires are in particular suited to assemble cables. The preliminary results for such cables will be presented as well.

Slides CERN-2011-03-25-Goldacker.pdf