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Feasible applications in the industrial regions for the bulk high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets have been investigated in two categories of the strong magnetic field generators and the magnetic levitation devices by active and passive field trapping, respectively. When we adopt the system to the active field generators, magnetization procedures are necessary. The authors have studied the field-capturing abilities of the HTS bulk magnets on two ways of the activation procedure and the material designing. In the former, we clarified the magnetic flux behavior that invades into bulk magnets, and that the invading flux motion is affected by the previously existing flux distribution. Therefore, the magnetic flux can be accumulated with successive magnetic fields applications with descending heat generation in order. In the latter, the selective magnetic field invasion was observed between wide- and narrow-growth sector regions. Since the bulk magnets with steep magnetic field distributions deform their own field distribution shape to be uniform by the shielding effect when the ferromagnetic plate was attached on the magnetic pole, we have succeeded in obtaining the uniform magnetic field of several-hundred parts per million in the space between the magnetic poles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, we exposed a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape to a rotating magnetic field, and measured ac losses using a calorimetric method based on the temperature rise caused by the ac loss. To compare the characteristics of the other ac loss conditions, we measured the magnetization losses in the uniform ac magnetic field perpendicular and parallel to the HTS tape face. The losses in the rotating magnetic field are the same as in the perpendicular magnetic field. In addition, we measured the influence of the rotating magnetic field waviness on the ac loss characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

To optimize pulse field magnetization processes for high-temperature superconducting (HTS) bulk magnets, it is important to control the magnetic field amplitude and the driving temperature. Many publications have reported on the experimental and numerical results of the pulsed-field magnetization method. In the numerical method, the HTS bulk properties are modeled to simplify the calculations, examples being the Bean model and the Kim model, etc. During pulsed-field magnetization the critical current density in the HTS bulk changes dramatically due to the magnetic field and temperature rise induced by the ac losses. For these reasons these properties are key to the analysis of the pulsed-field magnetization process, which is calculated using the measured practical HTS bulk properties, and these results show different temperature rise and trapped magnetic field characteristics. We assumed that HTS bulk has intrinsic deterioration in practice. Therefore, we recalculated using the adjusted parameters, and these analytic results correspond with the experimental results. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

For economic reasons high-temperature superconductor (HTS) machines, such as HTS motors and generators, are designed to use an iron core to reduce the HTS tape length. In these situations, the HTS tapes are positioned in the iron core and transport the ac current within the ac leakage magnetic field. We investigated the influence of the iron core arrangement on ac loss characteristics. We modified the iron core of a transformer by removing a rectangular segment and then positioned an HTS tape in the rectangular recess created. The iron core was affected by the ac magnetic field generated by the ac coil, and the HTS tape transporting the ac current. We placed the HTS tapes in different rectangular positions and varied their shape. In all conditions, the ac transport current losses were greater than losses experienced when the HTS tapes were situated without the iron core, and the ac leakage magnetic fields produce ac magnetization losses. Therefore, how the HTS tape is arranged in the iron core affects the ac loss characteristics and merits further study. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The magnetic field distributions of an HTS bulk magnet system were precisely measured between the face-to-face 3.4-T magnetic poles. After the activation by 5-T field cooling magnetization, the magnetic flux density has reached the value of 2.26 T at the center of the 34-mm gap. The sum of the local magnetic fields generated from each magnetic pole coincides with the local field strength in the gap. We estimated the homogeneity of the magnetic flux densities of Bz and By, which were measured at various positions along z and y-axes in the center portion of the 60-mm gap. Since the magnetic flux density becomes smooth with increasing distance, we obtained the smallest distribution range of 123 ppm of Bz = 1.62\ \T at the center of the gap as for Bz. On the other, as for By, the smallest distribution range of 1125 ppm of Bz = 1.20\ \T was obtained at z = 1.7\ \mm distant from the center point. Since there must exist a certain plane which has no vector components along the radius direction at the center of the gap, the closer the z-positions come to the null point, the more homogeneous the field distribution becomes. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In high temperature superconducting (HTS) AC applications, HTS tapes are assembled into high current capacity conductors. We previously reported our experimental results showing the AC loss reduction in a polygonal arranged single layer YBCO assembled conductor. The AC loss reduction is greatest in round shape arrangements. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Many papers report the AC transport current loss characteristics in HTS coils, which occur because the HTS tapes in the coil transport a current in a magnetic field generated by the currents in adjacent tapes. We previously reported our experimental results on the loss from HTS tape in an AC and DC mixed electro-magnetic condition which consists of the DC offset transport current, AC transport current and AC magnetic field. Losses were measured in the same segment by the electric and calorimetric methods, and we established the possibility of measuring the loss using the electric method in the AC and DC mixed electro-magnetic condition. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This paper presents the optimization study of the field winding structure of the 20 MW-class HTS motor for the electric ship propulsion based on the minimization of the flux flow loss. The examples of the optimized shape of the HTS field pole coils obtained by the numerical analysis are presented. By optimizing the cross section of the field pole coil, it is found that the magnetic field perpendicular to the tape surface in the optimized shape coil significantly decreases compared with that in the rectangular shape base coil. As the results of the reduction of the perpendicular magnetic field, it is shown that the flux flow loss remarkably decreases. It is also pointed that the necessary length of the HTS tape for the optimized shape coil increases. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Demagnetized rare earth magnets (Nd-Fe-B) can be fully magnetized by scanning them in the intense static fields over 3 T of a HTS bulk magnet which was cooled to the temperature range lower than 77K with use of cryo-coolers and activated by the field of 5 T. We precisely examined the magnetic field distributions of magnetized permanent magnets. The magnetic poles were ‘ in the narrow space on the surface of the permanent magnet with varying gap distances between the tracks of the HTS magnetic pole. Steep magnetic transitions between N and S were observed in the magnetic field distribution maps after the HTS magnetic poles were alternatively scanned for several times. The magnetizing method has been proposed for designing novel electromagnetic devices including magnetically excellent rare earth magnets which require intense magnetic fields over 3 T. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The paper reports on experimental and numerical studies of AC loss in a high temperature superconducting coil wound with a Bi2223/Ag tape. A measurement method of the AC loss in the HTS coil by using a power meter is proposed. The AC loss is measured on the test HTS coil made by stacking pancake coils wound with the Bi2223/Ag tape. The AC loss is also calculated using the numerical method developed in our previous work. The measured AC loss is compared with the calculated one. The agreement of measured and calculated data is reasonable and this shows the validity of the proposed measurement method. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Trapped magnetic fields in high temperature superconductor (HTS) bulks are decayed when the bulks are subjected to perturbation of magnetic fields. This phenomenon is inconvenient for the applications of HTS bulks and it is necessary to develop methods to suppress the decay. It was found in a previous study that the decay is caused by temperature rises of the bulks due to AC losses in the bulks. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a method to reduce the AC losses. In this work, a method is proposed to reduce the AC losses by putting HIS shield rings around the bulk and shielding performance of the rings were investigated. The experimental result shows that the shielding rings can drastically suppress the decay, even if the bulk is used in the same cooling condition and the effectiveness of the method was demonstrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Influence of copper layer and mechanical stress on AC losses in copper stabilized YBCO coated conductor (CC) was investigated. The uni-axial tensile stress was applied to the sample CC in liquid nitrogen at atmospheric pressure, and the AC losses (transport, magnetization and total AC losses) were measured by an electric method. Influence of the copper layer was investigated by investigating frequency dependence of the AC losses. The experimental results show that there are some influences of the copper layer. However, the influence of the copper layer is not significant from the stand point of practical applications. As to the stress dependences, experimental results show that, when stress dependences of the transport current and magnetization losses are expressed by properly normalized values using stress dependent critical currents, the loss curves fall close to unified curves, respectively and that the stress dependence of the AC losses can be estimated by knowing stress dependent critical current and AC losses in CCs without stresses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We present numerical simulation of separating magnetic particles with different magnetic susceptibilities by magnetic chromatography using a high-temperature superconducting bulk magnet. The transient transport is numerically simulated for two kinds of particles having different magnetic susceptibilities. The time evolutions were calculated for the particle concentration in the narrow channel of the spiral arrangement placed in the magnetic field. The field is produced by the highly magnetized high-temperature superconducting bulk magnet. The numerical results show the flow velocity difference of the particle transport corresponding to the difference in the magnetic susceptibility, as well as the possible separation of paramagnetic particles of 20 nm diameter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In high temperature superconducting (HTS) AC applications, HTS tapes are assembled into a conductor with a high current capacity and transport AC current in an AC magnetic field generated by currents in neighboring tapes. It is important to clarify the AC loss characteristics of each HTS tape in the assembled conductor. In this work, we compared measured and numerical analysis of AC transport current loss characteristics in three HTS tapes with edge-to-edge or face-to-face configuration and parallel or anti-parallel transport currents. Losses were measured by the calorimetric method, which gives actual losses regardless of the electro-magnetic environment around the sampled tape. The numerical analysis is based on the relationship between the current distribution and the inductive voltage. Our results show that the AC transport current loss in HTS tapes in an assembled conductor depends on the tape arrangement and the direction of the transport current. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Numerical simulation results for characteristics of separating multiple kinds of magnetic particles with different magnetic susceptibility by magnetic chromatography using high temperature superconducting bulk magnet are presented in this paper. The transient particle transport process of two kinds of particles with different magnetic, susceptibility are numerically simulated. The calculated time evolutions of the particle concentration in the narrow channel of the spiral arrangement placed in the magnetic field produced by the highly magnetized high temperature superconducting bulk magnet show the flow velocity difference of the particle transport corresponding to the difference of the magnetic susceptibility. The numerical results also show that the separation of paramagnetic particles of 20 nm diameter is possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The trapped magnetic field in an HTS bulk is decayed and even erased by the application of an AC magnetic field whose amplitude is much smaller than the maximum trapped magnetic field. In previous experiments, the decay of the trapped magnetic field was shown to be due to the temperature rise of the bulk caused by the AC losses. Especially, in a high frequency magnetic field, AC losses are larger and the decay of the trapped magnetic field is accelerated by this AC loss increase. We investigated the time relationships of the AC loss of the HTS bulk in a high frequency magnetic field using the thermal equilibrium equation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In designing an HTS coil, it is necessary to secure the large magnetic field and/or the stored energy with shorter tape length. From this point of view, the transport current performance of the HTS coil needs to be improved. The critical current and n value depends on the magnitude and direction of the traversing magnetic field against the Bi-2223/Ag tapes. The critical current and n value of the tape was measured with various magnitude and direction of the traversing magnetic field. From this, the fitting equations of the critical current and n value for any magnitude and direction of the traversing magnetic field were obtained. Considering this anisotropic property of the tape, we considered the analytical model to obtain the coil critical current. As an initial coil shape, the minimum volume coil derived from the Fabry Factor constant curve is taken, which is often employed in low temperature superconducting coils. The electric field distribution within the coil cross-section was calculated to examine its effect on a current carrying capability. It was clear that high electric field portions appear at the coil edges due to the inclined magnetic flux against the tapes. In this study, the external corner portions of the coil are displaced under the condition that the total coil volume is kept constant. As a result of this, the coil critical current increased and the stored energy was improved by 20%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As for the stored energy density, the solenoid coil has the larger value. On the other hand, the toroidal field coil has the least leakage flux. The primary concern of HTS SMES coil is the reduction of the cost, while securing superconducting coil performance. For this purpose, the required HTS tape length needs to be as short as possible. The critical current and n values of HTS tapes depends on the magnetic fields as well as its field angle to the tapes. Therefore, the performance of magnets wound with HTS tapes needs to be analyzed based on above factors. The current-voltage characteristics of the HTS coil were analyzed by means of fitting equations of the critical current and n value obtained from the measured values of the Bi2223/Ag tape. The stored energy of four kinds of coil arrangement was analyzed, thereby pursuing the shortest length of HTS tapes. The toroidal coil requires 58 % longer HTS tapes than the solenoidal coil to store the energy of 100 kJ, but 0.01 T leakage field region at the mid-plane is about a half of the solenoid coil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work we present numerical analysis results of the magnetization loss in a perpendicular AC magnetic field. The numerical analysis is based on the relation of the linkage magnetic flux to current distribution, and takes into account the Jc - B characteristic, and n value-B characteristic. We discuss the relation between the magnetization losses with striated superconducting tape and the semicylindrical intrinsic critical current density distribution across the width of the superconducting tape. The result shows that the magnetization loss of monocore superconducting tape in a low magnetic field is affected by the intrinsic semicylindrical critical current density distribution. With a striated structure, the influence of the intrinsic critical current density distribution is reduced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We experimentally and numerically investigated the characteristics of the AC losses in Bi2223/Ag sheathed tape by the phase difference between the transport current and external magnetic field perpendicular and parallel to the tape face. The characteristics can be explained by the time evolution of the current density distributions of the cross section of superconducting tape. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents numerical simulation results for characteristics of separating multiple kinds of magnetic particles with different magnetic susceptibility by magnetic chromatography using quadrupole magnetic field. The dependencies of separation of two kinds of particles with different magnetic susceptibility on the system parameters are evaluated by the model to analyze the transient particle transport process developed in our previous study. The calculated time evolutions of the particle concentration in the narrow cylindrical channel placed in the quadrupole magnetic field show the flow velocity difference of the particle transport corresponding to the difference of the magnetic susceptibility. The numerical results also show that the separation of paramagnetic particles of 50nm is possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AC loss characteristics of high temperature superconducting coils wound by Bi2223/Ag tape with various cross sections are numerically investigated. The numerical results show that the smaller coil aspect ratio, the smaller AC losses in the HTS coil. It was considered from the numerical results that the coil aspect ratio giving the minimum coil volume is the better shape judging from the many aspects such as the required length of tape, the stored energy, the central magnetic field and the critical current together with the AC loss. It was also shown by the numerical study that the optimal coil design giving the reduced AC loss can be done by employing the stepped cross section coil and the turn number graded coil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fault current limiting and interrupting performances of three types of fault current limiting interrupter (FCLI) are compared; a DC reactor type, a DC S/N transition type and a DC hybrid type, which are made of the Bi-2223 tape and bulk. The DC hybrid type FCLI can limit a fault current by means of the inductance of HTS coil and the normal resistance of high temperature super- conducting bulk (HTSB). In the case of an accident, the normal transition of the bulk can be accelerated by the magnetic field of the HTS coil. In this paper, performances of the DC hybrid type three-phase FCLI are compared analytically with the DC reactor type and the DC S/N transition type. Features derived from the combination of a reactor coil and an S/N transition element for the DC hybrid type are discussed and as an example it is applied to 6.6 kV-2000 A power distribution system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper reports an analytical study on AC loss characteristics of a high temperature superconducting coil wound with a Bi2223/Ag tape. The electromagnetic AC loss in the high temperature superconducting coil made by stacking pancake coils wound with the Bi2223/Ag tape was numerically calculated by using the measured DC data of the HTS tape. The calculated AC loss was compared with measured AC losses in Bi2223 HTS coils obtained in a previous study. It had been found that the measured AC losses in the coils contained large mechanical loss. For the comparison of the measured and calculated losses, the mechanical loss was subtracted from the measured total loss data to estimate the electromagnetic loss. The calculated AC losses were compared with the measured electromagnetic losses in the coils, producing rather good agreement. A possible way to reduce the AC loss in the HTS coil was also presented and discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: A demagnetized Nd–Fe–B permanent magnet was scanned just above the magnetic pole which contains the HTS bulk magnet generating a magnetic field of 3.27T. The magnet sample was subsequently found to be fully magnetized in the open space of the static magnetic fields. We examined the magnetic field distributions when the magnetic poles were scanned twice to activate the magnet plate inversely with various overlap distances between the tracks of the bulk magnet. The magnetic field of the “rewritten” magnet reached the values of the magnetically saturated region of the material, showing steep gradients at the border of each magnetic pole. As a replacement for conventional pulse field magnetizing methods, this technique is proposed to expand the degree of freedom in the design of electromagnetic devices, and is proposed as a novel practical method for magnetizing rare-earth magnets, which have excellent magnetic performance and require intense fields of more than 3T to be activated. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: It is in particular of importance for HTS coils to secure a larger central magnetic field and/or a large stored energy with shorter length of HTS tapes. The critical current of an HTS tape depends on both the flux density and the flux angle against tapes. From this point, the performance improvement of HTS coils is taken into account with an analytical model. The minimum volume coil derived from the Fabry Factor constant curve is taken concerning the original coil shape, which is often employed in low temperature superconducting coils. The coil critical current was analyzed in consideration of the anisotropic properties of the tape. The electric field of HTS tapes in the coil was calculated at the coil critical current and the high electric field portion were cut out. The optimal coil cross section is obtained by iterating this calculation process. As a result, the critical current and the stored energy density of the coil were improved. The stored energy density increased about 17% and the central magnetic field was almost kept constant regardless of 19% reduction of HTS tapes, as compared with the original coil with the rectangular cross section. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: For the purpose of protecting electric power system, many researches and developments of fault current limiters are being performed. The authors studied a dc hybrid three-phase fault current limiting interrupter (FCLI) composed of a superconducting reactor and an S/N transition element, connected in series each other. The dc hybrid type fault current limiting interrupter can limit a fault current by means of the inductance of high temperature superconducting (HTS) coil together with the normal transition of HTS bulk material (HTSB). In the case of an accident, the normal transition of the bulk material can be accelerated by the magnetic field of the HTS coil. In this paper, the dc hybrid type fault current limiting interrupter for 5.5km long 6.6kV–600A power distribution system is analyzed, and performances of fault current limitation and interruption are confirmed. Moreover, a reclosing operation is discussed for this power distribution system. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: It is in particular of importance for HTS coils to secure a larger central magnetic field, a large stored energy, etc. with shorter length of HTS tapes. The critical current of an HTS tape depends on both the flux density and the flux angle with respect to tapes. In view of this, the performance improvement of HTS coils is taken into account with an analytical model. As a coil shape, the minimum volume coil derived from the Fabry Factor constant curve is taken up, which is often employed at low temperature coils. The electric field distribution within a coil cross-section is calculated to examine effects on a current carrying capability. It is clear that high electric field portions appear at the coil edge region due primarily to inclined magnetic fluxes against HTS tapes. Considering this, a grade winding method of a coil is proposed, where the winding density of conductors is reduced at coil edge portions. With this coil winding structure, the critical current of an HTS coil is improved since the magnetic field is reduced at edge portions. The stored energy per HTS tape length and the central magnetic field of the coil can be remarkably increased by this kind of grade winding method. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]