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Coupling losses were studied in composite tapes containing superconducting material in the form of two separate stacks of densely packed filaments embedded in a metallic matrix of Ag or Ag alloy. This kind of sample geometry is quite…
Losses as function of the a.c. magnetic field amplitude ($B_0$) were measured at 77 K in untwisted BSCCO(2223)/Ag tapes, at different frequencies, by measuring the imaginary part of the a.c. susceptibility. In particular, loss measurements…
The current distribution and the AC loss in a composite superconducting tape containing a layer from magnetic material is calculated and compared with experiments, showing a very good agreement. The situations of an alternating uniform…
In this communication, we report on the anisotropy of the superconducting properties of multifilamentary Bi-based tapes experimentally investigated by AC magnetic susceptibility measurements. The susceptibility $\chi= \chi' - j \chi''$ was…
The ac losses in a silver-gold alloy sheathed Bi-2223 tape were measured by the null calorimetric method while a dc current was superimposed onto the ac current. As expected through computer simulations, a Clem valley was observed for the…
In the last 10-15 years, the most common strategy in the development of High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) cable for magnets has been to imitate Low Temperature Superconducting (LTS) cable designs. However, requirements for LTS…
AC losses of YBCO coated conductors are investigated by calculation and experiment for the higher frequency regime. Previous research using YBCO film deposited onto single crystal substrates demonstrated the effectiveness of filamentary…
Creating complex flux configurations by superposing a dc current or magnetic field onto the ac current in a type II superconducting tape should lead to a variety of peculiar behaviors. An example is the appearance of the Clem valley, a…
An increase in the critical current and suppression of AC losses in superconducting wires and tapes with soft magnetic sheath have been predicted theoretically and confirmed experimentally. In this work we present the results of…
Several experimental techniques have been used in order to characterize the properties of multifilamentary Bi-2223 / Ag tapes. Pristine samples were investigated by electrical resistivity, current-voltage characteristics and DC magnetic…
Current and field profiles, and magnetization and ac losses are calculated for arrays of infinitely long superconducting tapes in the critical state in a perpendicularly applied magnetic field. The tapes are arranged both horizontally and…
Current and field profiles, and magnetization and AC losses are calculated for an array of infinitely long superconducting tapes arranged vertically in a perpendicularly applied magnetic field. Calculations are based on the critical state…
Many superconducting power applications contain REBCO coils. Superconducting motors are very interesting for mobile applications like aviation, thanks to their high power per unit weight. In order to reduce the inductance, multi-tape…
Analytical expressions for the evaluation of AC losses in a superconductor-metal composite strip in a nonuniform AC magnetic field having the form of a standing wave are derived. The considered configuration models superconducting tapes,…
With the recent progresses on the designing and manufacturing of lightweight and high engineering current density superconducting cables, the need for an established, fast, and sufficiently accurate computational model for the forecasting…
Magnetization loss on a twisted superconducting (SC) tape in a ramped magnetic field is theoretically investigated through the use of a power law for the electric field--current density characteristics and a sheet current approximation.…
Minimization of ac losses is essential for economic operation of high-temperature superconductor (HTS) ac power cables. A favorable configuration for the phase conductor of such cables has two counter-wound layers of HTS tape-shaped wires…
Measurements of AC losses in a HTS-tape placed in between of two bulk magnetic shields of high permeability were performed by applying calorimetric techniques for various asymmetrical shielding arrangements. The experiment was supported by…
Striation of HTS coated conductors (CCs) as a way to reduce their magnetization AC losses has been the subject of intense research in the past years by several groups. While the principle of this approach is well understood, its practical…
High temperature superconducting motors are very promising for hydrogen-electric aircraft thanks to their high specific power, specific torque, and efficiency. High temperature superconductor REBCO offer high cryogenic flexibility, but a…