Electro-thermal homogenization of HTS stacks
by administrator on Aug 1, 2024 5:06:53 PM
This model was shared by C. Klop, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Analytical model for AC losses in HTS tapes
by administrator on Mar 20, 2024 2:49:29 PM
This model was shared by João Fernandes, Instituto Superior Técnico, Ulisboa. This work proposes two alternative analytical models to evaluate the AC losses of High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) tapes during their hysteretic and resistive modes. Two analytical models are proposed, …
3D COMSOL model for CORC cables
by administrator on Mar 20, 2024 2:47:02 PM
This model was shared by Sofia Viarengo, Politecnico di Torino. The model is a full 3D CORC cable: the T-A formulation has been coupled to a thermal module. The model is time-dependent and calculates current density, field distribution, and temperature in the superconductor in presenc …
COMSOL implementation of the H-ϕ formulation with thin cuts for modeling superconductors with transport currents
by administrator on Mar 20, 2024 2:35:57 PM
These models were shared by Alexandre Arsenault, Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal. These two models use thin cuts with the H-phi formulation in COMSOL Multiphysics 5.5 to efficiently model transport currents in superconducting materials. The magnetic scalar potential is set to be disc …
Superconductors for power applications: an executable and web application to learn about resistive fault current limiters
by administrator on Mar 20, 2024 2:28:56 PM
This model was shared by Nicolo Riva, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. The model solves a 1-D electro-thermal model of am HTS tape in a resistive fault current limiter, working under AC fault conditions. It evaluates important figures of merit such as the limited current, the …
Coupled A-H formulation for magneto-thermal transients in HTS magnets
by administrator on Mar 15, 2024 2:07:11 PM
These models were shared by shared by Lorenzo Bortot, CERN. The two models implement a coupled A-H field formulation in FEM, solving for H in the superconducting tapes, and for A elsewhere. The tapes are represented either by means of 2D domains or 1D thin-shells. For the second case, …
New benchmark problem for electromagnetic modelling of superconductors: the high-Tc superconducting dynamo
by administrator on Mar 15, 2024 1:53:53 PM
The high-Tc superconducting (HTS) dynamo has recently been proposed as a new benchmark problem for the HTS modelling community. The benchmark geometry consists of a permanent magnet rotating past a stationary HTS wire in the open-circuit configuration and assumes for simplicity the 2D …
AC losses calculation in REBCO coils or stacks
by administrator on Mar 15, 2024 1:51:04 PM
This model can calculate HTS stack/coil with various applied current and magnetic field. Its greatest advantage is the calculating speed could be very fast. The model is calculated by integration method, which was first proposed by Brandt for HTS tape. Here it is extended to ReBCO sta …
Open source 2-D finite difference method for the simulation of HTS cables
by administrator on Mar 15, 2024 1:45:54 PM
In this work a two-dimensional open source simulation code based on the finite difference method (FDM) has been developed. It is solved by means of the alternating direction implicit routine (ADI). The algorithm has been written in MATLAB language. The method improves computational pe …
ANSYS APDL codes for modelling the critical state magnetization current in REBCO tape stacks with a large number of turns using the A-V formulation
by administrator on Mar 15, 2024 1:40:00 PM
An iterative algorithm method, based on ANSYS A–V formulation, is developed to simulate the critical state magnetization current Jc(B,θ) in ReBCO tape stacks during the field-cooling magnetization. The computation speed is quite fast because the eddy current is not computed in non-sup …
