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Title: Quench Detection and Protection for High-Temperature Superconductor Accelerator Magnets

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High-temperature superconductors (HTS) are being increasingly used for magnet applications. One of the known challenges of practical conductors made with high-temperature superconductor materials is a slow normal zone propagation velocity resulting from a large superconducting temperature margin in combination with a higher heat capacity compared to conventional low-temperature superconductors (LTS). As a result, traditional voltage-based quench detection schemes may be ineffective for detecting normal zone formation in superconducting accelerator magnet windings. A developing hot spot may reach high temperatures and destroy the conductor before a practically measurable resistive voltage is detected. The present paper discusses various approaches to mitigating this problem, specifically focusing on recently developed non-voltage techniques for quench detection.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1812231
Journal Information:
Instruments, Journal Name: Instruments Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 5; ISSN 2410-390X; ISSN INSTCO
Publisher:
MDPI AGCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Switzerland
Language:
English

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