Performance Evaluation of Current Leads for a 5 Tesla Electromagnetic Properties Measurement System

The development of the Electromagnetic Property Measurement System is underway at the Korea Basic Science Institute. The Electromagnetic Property Measurement System is used for electrical, thermal, and magnetic specimen property measurements in variable magnetic fields and temperatures with a low-te...

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Main Authors: Myung Su Kim, Jae Young Jang, Young Jin Hwang, Yeon Suk Choi
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Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/19/6712
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Jae Young Jang
Young Jin Hwang
Yeon Suk Choi
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description The development of the Electromagnetic Property Measurement System is underway at the Korea Basic Science Institute. The Electromagnetic Property Measurement System is used for electrical, thermal, and magnetic specimen property measurements in variable magnetic fields and temperatures with a low-temperature superconducting magnet. To activate low-temperature superconducting magnet that operates with liquid helium, we propose the use of vapor-cooled current leads. The low-temperature superconducting magnet is connected to the power supply at room temperature through a pair of current leads. Accordingly, heat inflows through the current leads and represents one of the major contributory factors of the entire heat inflow. Therefore, design optimization and evaluation of the current leads is necessary to minimize heat and liquid helium consumption. Vapor-cooled, and hybrid current leads were designed and fabricated, and testing in liquid helium cryostat was conducted. The low-temperature superconducting magnet was charged with electrical current up to the operating level, and the liquid helium boil-off rate was measured with respect to the supplied electrical current level. The performances of the two current leads were accessed based on the thermal load and boil-off rate of the liquid helium. The experimental and analyzed liquid helium boil-off rates associated with the current leads were in close agreement.
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spelling doaj.art-4746a21d01a64c458fe72d52c9d516092023-11-20T15:05:49ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-09-011019671210.3390/app10196712Performance Evaluation of Current Leads for a 5 Tesla Electromagnetic Properties Measurement SystemMyung Su Kim0Jae Young Jang1Young Jin Hwang2Yeon Suk Choi3Korea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 34133, KoreaKorea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 34133, KoreaKorea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 34133, KoreaKorea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 34133, KoreaThe development of the Electromagnetic Property Measurement System is underway at the Korea Basic Science Institute. The Electromagnetic Property Measurement System is used for electrical, thermal, and magnetic specimen property measurements in variable magnetic fields and temperatures with a low-temperature superconducting magnet. To activate low-temperature superconducting magnet that operates with liquid helium, we propose the use of vapor-cooled current leads. The low-temperature superconducting magnet is connected to the power supply at room temperature through a pair of current leads. Accordingly, heat inflows through the current leads and represents one of the major contributory factors of the entire heat inflow. Therefore, design optimization and evaluation of the current leads is necessary to minimize heat and liquid helium consumption. Vapor-cooled, and hybrid current leads were designed and fabricated, and testing in liquid helium cryostat was conducted. The low-temperature superconducting magnet was charged with electrical current up to the operating level, and the liquid helium boil-off rate was measured with respect to the supplied electrical current level. The performances of the two current leads were accessed based on the thermal load and boil-off rate of the liquid helium. The experimental and analyzed liquid helium boil-off rates associated with the current leads were in close agreement.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/19/6712current leadsvapor-cooled typehybrid typeheat leakage
spellingShingle Myung Su Kim
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Performance Evaluation of Current Leads for a 5 Tesla Electromagnetic Properties Measurement System
Applied Sciences
current leads
vapor-cooled type
hybrid type
heat leakage
title Performance Evaluation of Current Leads for a 5 Tesla Electromagnetic Properties Measurement System
title_full Performance Evaluation of Current Leads for a 5 Tesla Electromagnetic Properties Measurement System
title_fullStr Performance Evaluation of Current Leads for a 5 Tesla Electromagnetic Properties Measurement System
title_full_unstemmed Performance Evaluation of Current Leads for a 5 Tesla Electromagnetic Properties Measurement System
title_short Performance Evaluation of Current Leads for a 5 Tesla Electromagnetic Properties Measurement System
title_sort performance evaluation of current leads for a 5 tesla electromagnetic properties measurement system
topic current leads
vapor-cooled type
hybrid type
heat leakage
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/19/6712
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