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Progress in scale-up of second-generation high-temperature superconductors at SuperPower Inc

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Author(s)

Y Y. Xie, A Knoll, Y Chen, Y Li, Xiaoxiong Xiong, You-Lin Qiao, P Hou, J Reeves, T Salagaj, K Lenseth, L Civale, B Maiorov, Y Iwasa, V Solovyov, M Suenaga, Najib Cheggour, Cameron C. Clickner, John (Jack) W. Ekin, C Weber, V Selvamanickam

Abstract

SuperPower is focused on scaling up second-generation (2-G) high-temperature superconductor (HTS) technology to pilot-scale manufacturing. The emphasis of this program is to develop R&D solutions for scale-up issues in pilot-scale operations to lay the foundation for a framework for large-scale manufacturing. Throughput continues to be increased in all process steps including substrate polishing, buffer and HTS deposition. 2-G HTS conductors have been produced in lengths up to 100 m. Process optimization with valuable information provided by several unique process control and quality-control tools has yielded performances of 6000-7000 A m(77 K, 0 T) in 50-100 m lengths using two HTS fabrication processes: metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Major progress has been made towards the development of practical conductor configurations. Modifications to the HTS fabrication process has resulted in enhanced performance in magnetic fields. Industrial slitting and electroplating processes have been successfully adopted to fabricate tapes in width of 4 mm and with copper stabilizer for cable and coil applications. SuperPower's conductor configuration has yielded excellent mechanical properties and overcurrent carrying capability. Over 60 m of such practical conductors with critical current over 100 A/cm-width have been delivered to Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. for prototype cable construction.
Citation
Physica C-Superconductivity and Its Applications
Volume
426-431

Keywords

AC losses, Cable, Coated conductors, Electropolishing, Magnetic field, Mechanical properties, Narrow conductor, Second-generation HTS wire, Strain, Stress

Citation

Xie, Y. , Knoll, A. , Chen, Y. , Li, Y. , Xiong, X. , Qiao, Y. , Hou, P. , Reeves, J. , Salagaj, T. , Lenseth, K. , Civale, L. , Maiorov, B. , Iwasa, Y. , Solovyov, V. , Suenaga, M. , Cheggour, N. , Clickner, C. , Ekin, J. , Weber, C. and Selvamanickam, V. (2005), Progress in scale-up of second-generation high-temperature superconductors at SuperPower Inc, Physica C-Superconductivity and Its Applications, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=31941 (Accessed March 19, 2024)
Created March 8, 2005, Updated October 12, 2021