Test Results of the Third Japanese SULTAN Sample

• Published in: IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 1470 - 1473
• Main Authors: Matsui, K., Isono, T., Nunoya, Y., Hemmi, T., Okui, Y., Oshikiri, M., Koizumi, N., Takahashi, Y., Okuno, K., Stepanov, B., Bruzzone, P.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.06.2009; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Applied sciences; CICC; Coils; Computed tomography; Conductors; Critical current density; Destructive testing; Electric connection. Cables. Wiring; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electromagnets; Exact sciences and technology; Inspection; ITER; Nb3Sn; Niobium; Qualifications; Strands; SULTAN; Superconductivity; Test facilities; Testing; Testing. Reliability. Quality control; Tin; Various equipment and components; X-rays; Switzerland; Europe; Prototype tests; Critical current density; Nuclear fusion reactor; Pipe cable; Nb3Sn; ITER tokamak; SULTAN; Test facility; CICC; ITER; Electrical conductor; Strand
• ISSN: 1051-8223; 1558-2515
• DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2009.2017696

Many full size conductors for the ITER TF coils have been tested at the SULTAN test facility in Switzerland for conductor qualification. JAEA tested two samples and two kinds of Nb 3 Sn strands were evaluated through the tests. Now another sample named JATF3 has been tested, which uses two other kinds of Nb 3 Sn strands. The strands satisfy the critical current density J c requirement, but results of the conductor test were lower than our expectation. After the test, JAEA has been investigating the reason by X-ray CT scan and destructive inspection, and has found a possible reason.