G. Snitchler et al., LONG LENGTH CALORIMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF AC LOSSES OF BI-2223 WITH EXTERNAL-FIELD ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE TAPE WIDTH, IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 7(2), 1997, pp. 290-293
AC applications are projected to be a significant market for HTS condu
ctor. The ac magnetic fields perpendicular to the wide face of Bi-2223
conductor (or parallel to the crystallographic c-axis of the oxide su
perconductor) are responsible for a significant portion of the total l
oss in ac coils. ASC has developed a calorimetric apparatus which can
measure long lengths of conductor in a uniform continuous perpendicula
r field. This apparatus provides accurate measurement of interfilament
or interstrand coupling losses. Calorimetric measurements from long l
engths of twisted multifilamentary conductor are presented.