Conveners
Wed-Af-Po.08 - Conductor and Coil Measurement/Test Techniques and Facilities I
- Michael Sumption
- Henryk Piekarz
High-temperature superconductors (HTS), particularly rare-earth barium copper oxide (REBCO), are critical for ultra-high-field magnets in next-generation accelerators and compact fusion reactors due to their superior performance under high magnetic fields. However, existing characterization techniques cannot continuously evaluate long HTS conductors under simultaneous low-temperature and...
REBCO tapes stand out as the most promising conductors for a large variety of applications yet being still far from being fully understood on both the theoretical and experimental sides.
For this purpose, within the PNRR-IRIS project currently at its final phase, a 10 T cryogen free dipole magnet demonstrator fully built with HTS has been designed and is being manufactured, namely ESMA...
Advanced automation tools are promising wide-range solutions for the various problems still affecting High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) magnets, including Non-Insulated (NI) ones. State-of-the-art techniques have the potential to enable online monitoring and control of these devices, significantly enhancing their operational robustness to the extent of entirely preventing quench events,...
OpenStar Technologies Ltd. is advancing fusion research through the development of a levitated dipole reactor inspired by the Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX). The reactor design includes two main magnet components: a suspended, doughnut-shaped high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet at the chamber's center, and a top magnet above the chamber to maintain stable magnetic levitation....
High-temperature superconductors (e.g., REBCO) are key to developing high-field magnets for next-generation high-energy circular colliders and compact fusion reactors. The U.S. Magnet Development Program, in collaboration with industry, is advancing REBCO magnet technology through multi-tape CORC® wires. Conventional sensors (strain gauges and voltage taps) are becoming insufficient to provide...
Remountable joints for large scale superconducting magnets are of considerable interest, particularly for fusion, as they open the possibility of new advantageous maintenance regimes. Developing this low maturity technology to the point of deployment on full scale tokamak magnets requires a host of specialised hardware test campaigns that inform design choices and prove out components under...
