Test results of a small size CICC with advanced Nb3Sn strands

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 894-897

  Bruzzone, P ^a   Stepanov, B ^a   Wesche, R ^a   Portone, A ^b   Salpietro, E ^b   Vostner, A ^b   Della Corte, A ^c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b EFDA CLOSE SUPPORT UNIT   (Germany)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AC loss; Advanced Nb3Sn strands; Cable in conduit conductors; Critical current

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC LOADS; ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRIC CONDUITS; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS;

AC LOSS; ADVANCED NB3SN STRANDS; CABLE IN CONDUIT CONDUCTOR (CICC); CRITICAL CURRENT;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS;

EID: 33746591779     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2006.873320     Document Type: Conference Paper

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