2014/09/30 by Victor Zermeno, Philipp Krüger, Makoto Takayasu +1 · 40 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Drop (telecommunication) #Electric field #HVDC Systems and Fault Protection #Modeling and simulation #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Proximity effect (electron beam lithography) #Superconducting Materials and Applications #Superconductivity #Voltage #Voltage drop #Work (physics) #cond-mat.supr-con
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0953-2048/27/12/124013
published in Superconductor Science and Technology 27(12), 124013 (IOP Publishing)
openalex publication_date 2014/11/18 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · arxiv created 2017/05/29 · arxiv updated 2017/05/30 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We address the problem of modeling termination resistances which are largely responsible for the uneven distribution of currents in superconducting cables. For such purpose we present three DC models. In a first model a 0D circuit-like approach considering a continuous E-J relationship is presented. A second model uses the 2D H-Formulation of Maxwell's equations, with a new contribution to the electric field term that takes into account the voltage drop due to termination resistances. A third model, based on the 3D H-Formulation of Maxwell's equations, uses a novel technique to simulate both the termination resistances and the superconducting cable within a compact framework that calculates both contributions using two non-connected domains. Advantages and disadvantages of each model are discussed. Particular applications for which a given model is best fitted are also considered. The models' predictions are in good agreement with experimental results for a stacked-tape cable composed of 4 HTS tapes. Overall, this work presents a palette of three different numerical tools for calculating the current distribution in cables composed of multiples tapes, where the termination resistance is also taken into account. The choice of one model over another depends on the particular application and on the degree of precision needed