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Accelerator-Quality HTS Dipole Magnet Demonstrator Designs for the EuCARD-2 5-T 40-mm Clear Aperture Magnet

Future high-energy accelerators will need very high magnetic fields in the range of 20 T. The Enhanced European Coordination for Accelerator Research and Development (EuCARD-2) Work Package 10 is a collaborative push to take high-temperature superconductor (HTS) materials into an accelerator-quality demonstrator magnet. The demonstrator will produce 5 T stand alone and between 17 and 20 T when inserted into the 100-mm aperture of a Fresca-2 high-field outsert magnet. The HTS magnet will demonstrate the field strength and the field quality that can be achieved. An effective quench detection and protection system will have to be developed to operate with the HTS superconducting materials. This paper presents a ReBCO magnet design using a multistrand Roebel cable that develops a stand-alone field of 5 T in a 40-mm clear aperture and discusses the challenges associated with a good field quality using this type of material. A selection of magnet designs is presented as the result of the first phase of development.

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Next generation of dipole magnets with a field higher than 16 T are considered for future particle colliders. To do so, combined-technology magnets, made of Nb-Ti, Nb3Sn and high-temperature superconductor (HTS) materials, have to be developed to reduce the cost of such a magnet. Therefore, in the framework of the European Coordination for Accelerator Research and Development (EuCARD-2) project, many HTS dipole magnet designs have to be investigated to find the most effective design for the HTS insert in a graded magnet. This paper discusses the cos θ option. A 5-T stand-alone configuration of the HTS accelerator magnet (the first goal of EuCARD-2) appears to be achievable, whereas mechanical stress distribution shows that its use as an insert in a graded magnet is very challenging. This paves the way for alternative designs as the so-called slot or motor-like design, which is briefly introduced here.

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An investigation is performed on the quench behavior of a conceptual 50-GJ 8-T high-temperature-superconductor-based solenoid. In this design, a 50-kA conductor-on-round-core cable-in-conduit conductor utilizing ReBCO technology is envisioned, operating at 40 K. Various properties such as resistivity, thermal conductivity, and heat capacity are very different at this temperature, which affects the quench behavior. It is found that the envisioned conductor is very stable with a minimum quench energy of about 2 kJ. However, the quench propagation velocity is typically about 20 mm/s, so that creating a wide-spread normal zone throughout the coil is very challenging. Moreover, an extraction voltage exceeding 20 kV would be required to ensure a hot-spot temperature below 100 K once a thermal runaway occurs. A novel concept dubbed “rapid quench transformation” is proposed whereby the superconducting conductor is co-wound with a normal conductor to achieve a high degree of inductive coupling. This geometry allows for a significant electric noise reduction, thus enabling low-threshold quench detection. The secondary circuit is connected in series with a stack of diodes, not allowing current transfer during regular operation, but very fast current transfer once a quench is detected. With this approach, the hot-spot temperature can be kept within 20 K of the cold mass temperature at all times, the hot-spot temperature is well below 100 K, and just under 80% of the stored energy can be extracted during a quench.

Design of Dipole Inserts Made of REBCO-Roebel or BSCCO-Rutherford Cables

EuCARD-2 is a project partly supported by FP7-European Commission aiming at exploring accelerator magnet technology for 20 T dipole operating field. The EuCARD-2 collaboration is liaising with similar programs for high field magnets in the USA and Japan. EuCARD-2 focuses, through the work-package 10 “Future magnets,” on the development of a 10 kA-class superconducting, high current density cable suitable for accelerator magnets, for a 5 T stand-alone dipole of 40 mm bore and about 1 m length. After standalone testing, the magnet will possibly be inserted in a large bore background dipole, to be tested at a peak field up to 18 T. This paper starts by reporting on a few of the highlight simulations that demonstrate the progress made in predicting: dynamic current distribution and influence on field quality, complex quench propagation between tapes, and minimum quench energy in the multitape cable. The multiphysics output importantly helps predicting quench signals and guides the development of the novel early detection systems. Knowing current position within individual tapes of each cable we present stress distribution throughout the coils. We report on the development of the mechanical component and assembly processes selected for Feather-M2 the 5 T EuCARD2 magnet. We describe the CERN variable temperature flowing helium cold gas test system. We describe the parallel integration of the FPGA early quench detection system, using pickup coils and temperature sensors, alongside the standard CERN magnet quench detection system using voltage taps. Finally we report on the first cold tests of the REBCO 10 kA class Roebel subscale coil named Feather-M0.

Quench Protection of Very Large, 50-GJ-Class, and High-Temperature-Superconductor-Based Detector Magnets

Due to the wide spectrum of current sharing temperatures in a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet, estimating the energy required to quench the magnet is a complicated task. On the other hand, quenching a low-temperature superconducting (LTS) magnet for quench characterization purposes with a heater is straightforward due to the small temperature margin and correspondingly low minimum quench energy (MQE). To estimate the required energy for the LTS magnet, the analytical concept of MQE can be utilized. In this paper, we propose that only numerical simulations can give adequate estimates to the MQE of an HTS magnet, for measurement purposes. Furthermore, due to the high enthalpy margin, the utilization of spot heaters with short energy pulses becomes questionable. We present in detail the effect of heaters pulselength to the MQE, when a strip heater is utilized for quenching. In addition, the effect of the heater area on MQE is studied. We consider the model of a REBCO coil to be constructed and tested in the Enhanced European Coordination for Accelerator Research and Development (EuCARD-2) Project. According to the results: 1) MQE increases almost linearly for pulselengths between 100 and 500 ms; 2) when the heater area is enlarged, the required energy per area saturates to a certain value related to the coils enthalpy margin; 3) MQE obtained with a traditional analytic approach based on a minimum propagating zone considerably underestimates the numerically obtained MQE.

submitter : First Cold Powering Test of REBCO Roebel Wound Coil for the EuCARD2 Future Magnet Development Project

The EuCARD2 collaboration aims at the development of a 10 kA-class superconducting, high current density cable suitable for accelerator magnets, to be tested in small coils and magnets capable to deliver 3-5 T when energized in stand-alone mode, and 15-18 T when inserted in a 12-13 T background magnet. REBCO tape, assembled in a Roebel cable, was selected as conductor. The developed REBCO tape has reached a record engineering critical current density, at 4.2 K and 18 T of

Modeling of Minimum Energy Required to Quench an HTS Magnet With a Strip Heater

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The EuCARD2 Future Magnets Program for Particle Accelerator High-Field Dipoles: Review of Results and Next Steps

. Roebel cable carried up to 13 kA at 20 K when tested in a small coil (FeatherM0.4). Then a first dipole magnet, wound with two low-grade Roebel cables of 25 m each, was assembled and tested. The dipole reached the short sample critical current of 6 kA generating more than 3 T central field at about 5.7 K, with indications of good current transfer among cable strands and of relatively soft transition. The construction of a costheta dipole is also discussed. Eucard2 is reaching its objective and is continuing with the H2020-ARIES program aiming at doubling the Je at 20 T to obtain 6 T as standalone and 18 T as insert in a high field facility.

Measurement and Analysis of the Dynamic Effects in an HTS Dipole Magnet

The EuCARD-2 project, co-funded by the European Commission, supports the design, production, and standalone cold testing of a high-temperature superconducting demonstrator insert-magnet. The so-called Feather-M2 dipole magnet was built at CERN, using Roebel cable consisting of REBCO coated conductor tapes. In this paper, we will discuss the preparation and results of the magnetic measurements performed on the Feather-M2 model magnet, operated in forced-flow helium gas. For this test, the magnet was instrumented with cryogenic Hall-Sensors, which are cross-calibrated “ in situ” using induction-coil sensors. We present the measurement procedure, the instrumentation used, and the measurement results. These include the transfer function and dynamic field effects. The most exciting scientific result is the low level of persistent current effects observed in this model magnet.

A Method for Greatly Reduced Edge Effects and Crosstalk in CCT Magnets

Iron-free CANTED-cosine-theta magnet design offers many advantages, one being the excellent field quality and the absence of multipole components. However, edge effects are present, although they tend to integrate out over the length of the magnet. Many modern accelerator applications, however, require that these magnets are placed in an area of rapidly varying optics parameters, so magnets with greatly reduced edge effects have an advantage. We have designed such a magnet (a quadrupole) by adding multipole components of the opposite sign to the edge distortions of the magnet. A possible application could be the final focus magnets of the FCC-ee, where beam size at the entry and exit point of the magnets varies by large factors. We have then used this technique to eliminate cross talk between adjacent final focus quadrupoles for the incoming and outgoing beams.