Conveners
Fri-Mo-Po.06 - Quench in Fusion Magnets II
- Vittorio Di Marzo (Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II)
- Eva Cuninková (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava)
Optical fiber sensors are gaining attention as a promising technology for magnet monitoring and quench detection in fusion reactors. These sensors enable precise measurement of strain and temperature profiles within superconducting magnets and their integration into superconducting wires and cables has been demonstrated as viable. However, when embedded into fusion magnet systems, these...
The STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) program in UKAEA aims to develop a large-scale high-temperature superconducting (HTS) toroidal field (TF) model coil over four years, with plans to scale it up to a full-size TF coil. The TF model coil (TFMC), with approximate dimensions of 1m × 2m and a terminal current reaching up to 100kA, serves as part of the risk retirement program for...
A European Research, Development & Demonstration (RD&D) program is being proposed by EUROfusion and partners to address key challenges and demonstrate the feasibility of safely quench-protecting large-scale High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) magnets. This initiative is designed to pave the way for the development and deployment of HTS magnets in large tokamaks. The program is divided in...
High-temperature superconductors (HTS) are increasingly being used to build
electromagnets to generate strong magnetic fields for a wide range of applications,
from medical devices and electric motors to future fusion reactors. These
superconductors are subject to quenching, a phenomenon that manifests itself as a
rapid rise in the temperature of the HTS material, leading to a loss of...
