Speakers
Description
A large range of HTS cable and magnet design for high field accelerators is currently being studied and modelled, while the validation of models by experimental results is still rather limited. At the SM18 magnet test facility at CERN various types of HTS magnets have been tested, including insulated, metal insulated and non-insulated coils, with a range of instrumentation including high precision voltage measurements, fast voltage measurements for quench detection, acoustic measurements, pickup coils, temperature probes, etc. In the framework of HFM we are developing validation methods for splice measurements, V-I measurements, current distribution measurements, AC-loss, splice investigation, field mapping. We also define and experiment with various types of powering cycles to provide input for model validation.
In this contribution we will describe the various experimental methods, and we would like to share our experience with them so far.
