Self field measurements by Hall sensors on the SeCRETS short sample CICC's subjected to cyclic load

• Published in: IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 1752 - 1755
• Main Authors: Ilyin, Yu.A., Nijhuis, A., ten Kate, H.H.J., Stepanov, B., Bruzzone, P.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.06.2003; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Conductors; Copper; Current distribution; Current measurement; Cyclic loads; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnets; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Fatigue (materials); General equipment and techniques; Halls; Instruments, apparatus, components and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy; Leg; Miniature; Physics; Power cables; Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices; Sensor arrays; Sensors; Sensors (chemical, optical, electrical, movement, gas, etc.); remote sensing; Stability; Strands; Superconducting devices; Superconductivity; Various equipment and components; Voltage; Electric conductors; Performance evaluation; Hall effect devices; Cable-in-conduit conductor; Measurement sensor; Cyclic loads; Unbalanced conditions; Experimental study; Transient stability; Pipe cable; current imbalance; Current distribution; Facility; Miniaturization; Copper; Strand; self field measurements
• ISSN: 1051-8223; 1558-2515
• DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2003.812880

An imbalance in the transport current among the strands of a Cable-in-Conduit conductors (CICC) can be associated with the change of their performance. In order to understand and improve the performance of CICC's, it is essential to study the current imbalance. This paper focuses on the study of the current imbalance in two short samples of the SeCRETS (Segregated Copper Ratio Experiment on Transient Stability) conductors subjected to a cyclic load in the SULTAN facility. The self field around the conductors was measured on four locations by 32 miniature Hall sensors for a reconstruction of the current distribution. The results of the self field measurements in the DC tests are presented and discussed.