Electromotive force and magnetization process of a superconducting traveling-wave flux pump

Understanding and controlling the motion of superconducting vortices has been a key issue in condensed matter physics and applied superconductivity. Here we present a method for macroscopically manipulating the vortices based on travelling wave flux pump to accurately output industrial-scale DC curr...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Wang, Wei, Wei, Jiafu, Wu, Chenghuai, Ma, Guangtong, Li, Hong, Ye, Hanxin, Zhang, Yuntian
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LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 05.06.2023
Subjects
Adaptive control
Condensed matter physics
Direct current
Electric potential
Electromotive forces
Fluid flow
High temperature
Magnetic fields
Magnets
Mathematical models
Superconducting tapes
Superconductivity
Traveling waves
Vortices
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Summary:Understanding and controlling the motion of superconducting vortices has been a key issue in condensed matter physics and applied superconductivity. Here we present a method for macroscopically manipulating the vortices based on travelling wave flux pump to accurately output industrial-scale DC current into high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets. DC magnetic fields are used to adjust the polarity of the vortices and thus modulate the direction of the output current, which demonstrates that the DC current of the flux pump originates from the motional electromotive force ( e.m.f. ) other than the induced e.m.f.. In addition, applying different strengths of DC fields can modulate the magnitude of the output current. Further numerical simulation suggests how the flux inside the superconducting tape is controlled by different applied fields. We build a controlled flux flow model to correctly explain the behavior of vortices controlled by the flux pump, and how the motional e.m.f. is created by manipulating the vortices. Based on the method, we achieve high precision regulation of output current using adaptive control of the DC magnetic field, allowing the flux pump to output DC current just as accurate as a typical commercial power supply. This work advances the technic for macroscopic manipulation of vortices.
ISSN:2331-8422