Author:
Kováč J.,Kopera Ľ.,Pardo E.,Melišek T.,Ries R.,Berberich E.,Wolfstädler S.,Reis T.
Abstract
AbstractThe development of full superconducting motors for electric distributed aircraft propulsion requires to test the stator coils at the operation temperature, usually between 20 and 40 K. Here, we study the AC loss of a test racetrack coil made of REBCO tape. We developed a measurement system within a non-metallic cryostat where a cryocooler cools the test coil in combination with liquid or solid nitrogen. We present transport AC loss measurements by electrical means down to 25 K for current amplitudes up to 140 A and frequency 18–576 Hz. The AC loss increased with second power with current, and did not depend on frequency or temperature. Later, we measured the AC parallel magnetization loss in a stack of tapes made of the same material as the coil, and in a stack of tapes without superconducting layer. The results in both samples is almost identical and presents the same behavior as the coil. We conclude that the main contribution to the AC loss in the tape stack and in the coil was from the magnetism of the Hastelloy substrate or buffer layers. Therefore, researchers need to take this into account in tape production and in superconducting motor design.
Funder
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport of the Slovak Republic
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Cited by
5 articles.
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