Experimental analysis of a splice method between YBCO coated conductors on various bending diameters

Ki Sung Chang, Dong Keun Park, Seong Eun Yang, Hyun Chul Jo, Hyung Jun Kim, Yong Soo Yoon, Hyun Sung Kim, Haigun Lee, Tae Kuk Ko

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Abstract

In recent years, the YBCO coated conductor (CC) has been developed as a suitable material for commercial superconducting apparatuses. In general, YBCO CC in superconducting apparatuses is wound into a coil. In order to fabricate a superconducting magnet of a large capacity, the splice between the CC tapes is inevitable because of the length and the shape of the CC tapes. In the previous researches, we have developed a splice method for short YBCO CC tape. However, the splice in a coil or between coils has certain bending diameters. Thus, we have developed a soldering machine capable of soldering on various bending diameters in this research. The splices varying with pressures, a temperature profile, a solder and bending diameters between YBCO CC tapes were conducted. The characteristics of each splice method were measured from V-I curve and a suitable splice method for superconducting magnets was developed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5433302
Pages (from-to)1577-1580
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Volume20
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010 Jun

Keywords

  • Bending diameter
  • Cooling rate
  • Pressure
  • Solder
  • Splice

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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