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AC losses in type-II superconductors

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5255476
This lecture discusses the physics of ac losses in type-II superconductors and in multifilamentary superconducting-normal composite conductors. As an introduction, the ac eddy-current losses in a homogeneous normal conducting cylindrical specimen subjected to an alternating applied magnetic field are briefly reviewed. The ac losses in a superconducting cylindrical specimen next are discussed in detail, with emphasis on the loses in a specimen subjected to an alternating applied longitudinal magnetic field. In general, dissipation occurs via both flux-flow losses, which are analogous to eddy-current losses in the normal state, and hysteretic losses, which arise from bulk and surface pinning as well as annihilation of vortices of the opposite sense. Tests are suggested by which the dominant loss mechanisms can be identified. Finally, the losses in multifilamentary superconducting-normal composite conductors are reviewed.
Research Organization:
Ames Lab., IA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
5255476
Report Number(s):
IS-M-280
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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