Quench characteristics of a two-strand superconducting cable and the influence of its length

Mulder, G.B.J. and Krooshoop, H.J.G. and Vysotski, V.S. and Klundert van de, L.J.M. (1992) Quench characteristics of a two-strand superconducting cable and the influence of its length. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 28 (1). pp. 743-746. ISSN 0018-9464

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Abstract:	The quench process of a multi-strand cable was investigated using the simplest system: two twisted wires. Several properties of the quench, such as the commutation of currents, the time scale, the resistance rate, and the maximum voltage, were determined experimentally or by calculation. Particular attention was given to the role of the cable length. Several samples with lengths varying from 1.5 cm to 12 m were made from an AC superconductor with CuNi matrix. In the experiment, the decay of the currents was measured after initiating a local normal spot in one of the wires. An important conclusion is that the quench propagation and stability of a cable depend on its length and can therefore be influenced by soldering it at certain intervals
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	©1992 IEEE
Research Group:	Low Temperatures - Biomagnetism (LT)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/23708
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/20.119986
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