Composite ceramic superconducting wires for electric-motor applications. Annual report No. 1, 30 June 1988-30 June 1989

Technical Report · Fri Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5572636

Holloran, J W

This report describes progress on developing Y-123 wire for an HTSC motor. The wire development involves synthesis of Y-123 powder, spinning polymer-containing green fiber, heat treating the fiber to produce metallized superconducting filaments, and characterizing the electrical properties. A melt spinning process was developed for producing 125-micron-diameter green fiber containing 50 vol% Y-123. This fiber can be braided for producing transposed multifilamentary wire. A process was developed to coat green fiber with silver alloys which can be continuous sintering. A second process for multifilamentary ribbon wire is also being developed. The Y-123 filaments have 77 deg self-field Jc values up to 2600 A/sq cm, but Jc is reduced to 10 A/sq cm at 800 G. Preliminary data are presented on mechanical properties. A DC homopolar motor with an iron magnetic circuit is being designed to operate with early HTSC wire.

• Research Organization: Casazza, Schultz and Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5572636
• Report Number(s): AD-A-210345/5/XAB; CPS--89-009
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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