Coupled Axial and Transverse Currents Method for Finite Element Modelling of Periodic Superconductors

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Hauptverfasser: Dular, Julien, Magnus, Fredrik, Schnaubelt, Erik, Verweij, Arjan, Wozniak, Mariusz
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author Dular, Julien
Magnus, Fredrik
Schnaubelt, Erik
Verweij, Arjan
Wozniak, Mariusz
author_facet Dular, Julien
Magnus, Fredrik
Schnaubelt, Erik
Verweij, Arjan
Wozniak, Mariusz
contents In this paper, we propose the Coupled Axial and Transverse currents (I) (CATI) method, as an efficient and accurate finite element approach for modelling the electric and magnetic behavior of periodic composite superconducting conductors. The method consists of a pair of two-dimensional models coupled via circuit equations to account for the conductor geometrical periodicity. This allows to capture three-dimensional effects with two-dimensional models and leads to a significant reduction in computational time compared to conventional three-dimensional models. After presenting the method in detail, we verify it by comparison with reference finite element models, focussing on its application to twisted multifilamentary superconducting strands. In particular, we show that the CATI method captures the transition from uncoupled to coupled filaments, with accurate calculation of the interfilament coupling time constant. We then illustrate the capabilities of the method by generating a detailed loss map and magnetization curves of given strand types for a range of external transverse magnetic field excitations, with and without transport current.
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spellingShingle Coupled Axial and Transverse Currents Method for Finite Element Modelling of Periodic Superconductors
Dular, Julien
Magnus, Fredrik
Schnaubelt, Erik
Verweij, Arjan
Wozniak, Mariusz
Accelerator Physics
In this paper, we propose the Coupled Axial and Transverse currents (I) (CATI) method, as an efficient and accurate finite element approach for modelling the electric and magnetic behavior of periodic composite superconducting conductors. The method consists of a pair of two-dimensional models coupled via circuit equations to account for the conductor geometrical periodicity. This allows to capture three-dimensional effects with two-dimensional models and leads to a significant reduction in computational time compared to conventional three-dimensional models. After presenting the method in detail, we verify it by comparison with reference finite element models, focussing on its application to twisted multifilamentary superconducting strands. In particular, we show that the CATI method captures the transition from uncoupled to coupled filaments, with accurate calculation of the interfilament coupling time constant. We then illustrate the capabilities of the method by generating a detailed loss map and magnetization curves of given strand types for a range of external transverse magnetic field excitations, with and without transport current.
title Coupled Axial and Transverse Currents Method for Finite Element Modelling of Periodic Superconductors
topic Accelerator Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.09775