Contact resistance between two REBCO tapes under load and load cycles

No-insulation (NI) REBCO magnets have many advantages. They are self-protecting, and therefore do not need quench detection and protection, which can be very challenging to implement in a high Tc superconducting magnet. Moreover, by removing the insulation and allowing thinner copper stabilizers, NI...

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Published in:Superconductor science & technology 2017-02, Vol.30 (4), p.45005
Main Authors: Lu, Jun, Goddard, Robert, Han, Ke, Hahn, Seungyong
Format: Article
Language:English
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contact resistance
mechanical load
no-insulation
REBCO
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Summary:No-insulation (NI) REBCO magnets have many advantages. They are self-protecting, and therefore do not need quench detection and protection, which can be very challenging to implement in a high Tc superconducting magnet. Moreover, by removing the insulation and allowing thinner copper stabilizers, NI REBCO magnets have significantly higher engineering current density and higher mechanical strength. On the other hand, NI REBCO magnets have the drawbacks of long magnet charging time and high field ramp loss. In principle, these drawbacks can be mitigated by managing the turn-to-turn contact resistivity (Rc). Evidently, the first step toward managing Rc is to establish a reliable method of accurate Rc measurement. In this paper, we present experimental Rc measurements for REBCO tapes as a function of mechanical load up to 144 MPa and load cycles up to 14. We find that Rc is in the range of 26-100 cm2, and that it decreases with increasing pressure, and gradually increases with the number of load cycles. The results are discussed in the framework of Holm's electric contact theory.
ISSN:0953-2048
1361-6668
DOI:10.1088/1361-6668/aa5b05