On the theory of stabilized superconducting wires

✍ Scribed by W.F. Gauster; K.R. Efferson; J.B. Hendricks; H.A. Ullmaier; W.R. Wilkes

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1968
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 360 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0011-2275
• DOI: 10.1016/s0011-2275(68)80043-8

✦ Synopsis

LARGE superconducting magnet coils have Jjecome practical since the introduction of stabilized superconductors.'-^ These stabilized superconductors-'compound conductors'-consist of a non-superconducting wire or ribbon-'stabilizer'-and one or several superconducting wires or ribbons in parallel, which are in good electrical and thermal contact with the stabilizer.

This discussion on the performance of stabilized superconductors consists of three parts. First, the performance of the 'ideal compound conductor' (superconductor in non-resistive state) will be discussed; second, the compound conductor with the superconductor in the flux-flow state, but neglecting temperature effects; and third, the performance of a compound conductor taking into account the influence of heating on the critical current of the superconductor and the non-linear heat transfer to the surrounding helium bath.