Abstract
This paper presents a numerical method, based on the partial element equivalent circuit (PEEC) technique, for spatially-distributed and time-varying simulation to analyze nonlinear 'defect-irrelevant' behaviors of a no-insulation (NI) high temperature superconductor (HTS) coil. We suggest a resistivity parameterization approach in combination of the PEEC method to replicate electromagnetic dynamics of an NI HTS coil containing multiple 'defects.' The proposed method is adopted to investigate 'defect-irrelevant' behaviors of an NI single pancake coil having lap joints as a form of artificial defects. To validate our approach, electromagnetic characteristics of the NI test coil are measured in a bath of liquid nitrogen at 77 K and compared with four key simulation results: (a) local voltages; (b) current distribution; (c) magnetic field; and (d) Joule heating distribution. Experimental measurements of local voltages and the magnetic field are compared to the simulation results to validate our numerical method.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 115004 |
Journal | Superconductor Science and Technology |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2021 |
Keywords
- defect-irrelevant-winding
- no-insulation winding
- partial element equivalent circuit
- resistivity parameterization