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Power Switches Utilizing Superconducting Material for Accelerator Magnets
Power switches that utilize superconducting material find application in superconducting systems. They can be used for the protection of magnets as a replacement for warm DC breakers, as well as for the replacement of cold diodes. This paper presents a comparison of switches made of various supercon...
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Lenguaje: | eng |
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2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2009.2017890 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1269043 |
Sumario: | Power switches that utilize superconducting material find application in superconducting systems. They can be used for the protection of magnets as a replacement for warm DC breakers, as well as for the replacement of cold diodes. This paper presents a comparison of switches made of various superconducting materials having transport currents of up to 600 A and switching times of the order of milliseconds. The switches operate in the temperature range 4.2-77 K and utilize stainless steel clad YBCO tape and MgB2 tape with a nickel, copper, and iron matrix. Results from simulations and tests are reported. |
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