Abstract
YBCO coated conductors are expected to be used in future high-temperature superconductor applications. For the application to power transmission cables, a number of YBCO coated conductors would be connected in parallel and they might be subjected to short-circuit fault currents. Therefore, in order to examine the stability and feasibility of YBCO power transmission cables, it is important to investigate the normal-zone initiation and propagation characteristics of the YBCO tapes and demonstrate the redistribution of transport current and the electromagnetic coupling between YBCO tapes during a short-circuit fault current. In this study, over-current pulses were applied to the two parallel-connected YBCO sample tapes in a liquid nitrogen bath, and the characteristics of the normal-zone initiation and propagation were examined experimentally. Additionally, we also show the experimental results of the redistribution of the transport current between parallel-connected YBCO sample tapes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1672-1675 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 Jun 1 |
Keywords
- Over-current pulse
- Parallel-connected YBCO tapes
- Power transition cable
- Transient stability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering