Detection of 'hot spots' in HTS coils and test samples with acoustic emission signals

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1298-1301

  Lee, Haigun ^a   Kim, Ho Min ^a   Jankowski, Joseph ^b   Iwasa, Yukikazu ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission (AE); Bi2223 Ag coil; Detection of "hot spot" in superconductors; Protection; YBCO coated conductor

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; COOLING; DATA ACQUISITION; HEATING; HELIUM; POWER ELECTRONICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

AMPLIFIED SIGNALS; BI2223/AG COIL; DETECTION OF "HOT SPOT" IN SUPERCONDUCTORS; YBCO COATED CONDUCTORS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS;

EID: 4344561804     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2004.830559     Document Type: Conference Paper

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