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Stability tests of the Nb-Ti cable-in-conduit superconductor with bare strands for demonstration of the Large Helical Device poloidal field coils

Journal Article · · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/20.305584· OSTI ID:49645
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  1. National Inst. for Fusion Science, Gifu (Japan); and others
Stability and quench experiments of a Nb-Ti cable-in-conduit superconductor with bare strands have been carried out to determine the performance of the poloidal coil for the Large Helical Device (LHD). The conductor was formed into a double-pancake coil named IV-S and was mounted on TOKI-PF--a previously tested R and D coil. In excitation tests at 7.4--8.3K the IV-S coil reached the critical currents without premature quenches. Stability tests at 7.5K indicated that the limiting current exceeds 20kA, which is the nominal operating current of the LHD poloidal coils. These results demonstrated that the stability of the chosen conductor with bare strands is high enough for the LHD.
OSTI ID:
49645
Report Number(s):
CONF-930926--
Journal Information:
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics Journal Issue: 4Pt2 Vol. 30; ISSN IEMGAQ; ISSN 0018-9464
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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