Influence of the multilayer HTS-cable conductor design on the current distribution

The work presents the basic principles of the multilayer cable conductor design to achieve the maximum current-carrying capacity and the minimum losses in a superconductor and constructive cable elements. The multilayer conductors of two to ten layers are analyzed. The results show that the traditional core design with alternative winding directions from layer to layer is useful only for two-layer conductor. The conductor with more layers must have either the layers wound in one direction but with different pitch lengths or two layer groups wound with different pitch lengths. Only for these cases, the balanced design can be realized and current distribution will be uniform. In such balanced design, the interlayer electrical voltage and as a result, the coupling losses, are absent and interlayer electrical insulation is not needed. The recommendations to achieve the maximum critical current as a function of conductor dimensions are derived.     

On fluctuations and antiferromagnetism in high-temperature superconductors

Summary Fluctuations in anisotropic high-temperature superconductors are studied in the presence of antiferromagnetic order. Their effects on the coherence lengths and the critical fields are studied using perturbation theory. The author of this paper has agreed to not receive the proofs for correction.     

Advances in melt-processed HTS applications at politecnico di torino

Summary This paper deals with a comparison of chemical, physical and mechanical characterisation of YBCO samples obtained with Temporary-Liquid-Densification Melt Growth (TLDMG). Ba₂YCu₃O_7-x +50% excess BaY₂CuO₅ pellets were prepared from different Ba-Y-Cu-O system phases, suitable to produce during the heat treatment temporary liquids at temperatures lower than 1000°C. A mechanical characterisation was performed in zero-field-cooling and field-cooling condition, showing hysteretic behaviour and creep of the levitation force. Measurements of magnetic hysteresis cycles in low fields and a.c. susceptibility were also performed. Some mechanical applications (high-speed electric motor and flywheel energy accumulator) were built and tested. The work now proceeds on two new industrial applications of melt-processed HTSC materials. Paper presented at the “VII Congresso SATT? Torino, 4–7 October 1994.     

FAIR二极超导磁体样机结构稳定性的初步研究

冷质部件的支撑是FAIR二极超导磁体样机中的关键部件,它们对于保持线圈的空间位形起到至关重要的作用,因此,对其开展稳定性的研究是十分必要的。为此,文中基于压杆稳定的理论和有限元法,对支撑进行了稳定性的研究,为支撑力学性能的评估、结构的优化设计和磁体样机的工程设计提供了参考依据。     

Pertubation analysis of the dynamical behavior of two-junction interferometers

The dynamical properties of symmetric quantum interferometers with equal junctions of negligible capacitance have been studied by means of perturbation analysis in the limit of small values of the parameter β. In this limit, two characteristic time constants arise. These quantities may be linked to two different dynamical processes in the system: the first is related to the time evolution of the average superconducting phase difference across the two junctions; the second defines the time scale for flux motion. The response of the system to constant and time-dependent externally applied magnetic fields is considered and a general perturbed solution for the average superconducting phase difference and the fluxon number variable is derived to first order in β.     

基于SMES的超导电力集成研究超导限流贮能系统

本文探讨了基于SMES的超导电力集成的基本概念，分析了集成设计的基本原理．提出了一个基于SMES的超导电力集成应用实例：一种用于配电系统变电站应用的桥路型超导限流贮能系统（SFCL-MES），它既可以限制故障电流峰值和稳态值，也可以同时补偿系统电压，保证系统供电质量．讨论它的结构和集成原理，仿真试验验证了它的有效性．     

Low-field magnetic response of multi-junction superconducting quantum interference devices

The magnetic states of multi-junction superconducting quantum interference device containing 2N identical conventional Josephson junctions are studied by means of a perturbation analysis of the non-linear first-order ordinary differential equations governing the dynamics of the Josephson junctions in these devices. In the zero-voltage state, persistent currents are calculated in terms of the externally applied magnetic flux Φ_ex . The resulting d.c. susceptibility curves show that paramagnetic and diamagnetic states are present, depending on the value of Φ_ex . The stability of these states is qualitatively studied by means of the effective potential notion for the system.     

Lateral restorable characteristics of the high-Tc superconducting maglev vehicle above the permanent magnet guideway

The lateral restorable characteristics of a translational symmetry high-T_c superconducting maglev system are investigated by measuring its resonant frequency (f_RF) after a lateral displacement. The difference between whether this lateral displacement is restorable, meaning elastic or inelastic, is determined by whether or not the maglev body returns to its original position after a lateral displacement. The maximum restorable lateral displacement (δ_MRLD) is determined by the sudden change of the f_RF vs. the maximum lateral displacement (δ_MLD) curve. The f_RF of the high-T_c superconducting maglev system with different field-cooling height (FCH) and working height (WH) was obtained from the frequency domain vibration curve which was measured by a vibration measurement system. The results showed that, the δ_MRLD was reduced when the WH was decreased. The maximum restorable guidance force (F_MRGF) was found to not always increase with the lowering of the WH for the same FCH. The lateral restorable stiffness (k_LRS) was always enhanced with the decrease of the WH. The decrease of the δ_MRLD with the WH is interpreted by the fact that, the tangential field component (ΔH) across the surface of the high-T_c superconductor (HTSC) is easier to exceed the J_cλ value (J_c is the critical current density and λ is the London penetration depth) when the WH is lowered, and this makes the trapped flux lines become more susceptible in escaping its pinning sites.     

非金属低温杜瓦装置的研制

报道了一种非金属杜瓦装置的研制,以满足高温超导磁悬浮车系统对液氮低温容器的要求。这种长方体低温容器采用无磁非金属材料制备,从而可以避免由涡流导致的阻力和热损耗,以及由磁性导致的吸引力等不利于高温超导磁悬浮车系统的影响。容器的液氮损耗率为0.55L/h。综合性能测试表明,该非金属杜瓦可以作为高温超导磁浮车低温容器的理想选择之一。     

Detecting non-Abelian geometric phases with superconducting nanocircuits

We propose a feasible scheme to detect the noncommutative feature of non-Abelian geometric phases (NAGP) with superconducting nanocircuits. The induced NAGP associated with two-fold degenerate states naturally arises in the chosen four-level subsystem interacting with the microwave pulses. We explicitly show the noncommutative effect of the NAGP by considering the difference between the level populations at the end of the composed evolution loops l₂l₁ and the counter-ordered one l₁l₂. The scheme opens the new possibility for detecting the fundamental characteristics of the NAGP with superconducting circuit devices.