Energy, Materials & Systems (EMS)

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High Current Superconductivity

AC loss and stability of superconducting cables The cabled superconductors to be applied in ITER have to withstand enormous electromagnetic forces and fast ramping magnet fields. Important research on this subject is done at the EMS group for more than a decade. The effort led to discovery of the remarkable change in AC loss with cyclic loading, inevitable knowledge for fusion magnets.

EcoSwing – “Energy Cost Optimization using Superconducting Wind Generators” The partially EU H2020-funded project EcoSwing (2015-2019) successfully designed, constructed and field-tested the words-first full-size (3.6 MW) superconducting generator in an existing wind turbine.

Joint optimization for AC loss and stability of superconducting cables for fusion

Lattice strain and superconductor performance Impact of magnet field, temperature, axial and transverse cyclic load on the superconducting wire transport properties.
The great challenge of creating an optimal superconductor starts from basic materials science but requires an interdisciplinary approach involving the right combination of fundamental and applied physics.

Multi physics modeling of cabled superconductors

Strand Qualification ITER 3

Superconducting Magnetic Density Separation EMS is designing and assembling several superconducting magnet systems for use in Magnetic Density Separation (MDS).

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