Numerical solution of critical state in superconductivity by finite element software

被引:463
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Hong, Z. [1 ]
Campbell, A. M. [1 ]
Coombs, T. A. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Engn, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, England
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10.1088/0953-2048/19/12/004
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A numerical method is proposed to analyse the electromagnetic behaviour of systems including high-temperature superconductors (HTSCs) in time-varying external fields and superconducting cables carrying AC transport current. The E-J constitutive law together with an H-formulation is used to calculate the current distribution and electromagnetic fields in HTSCs, and the magnetization of HTSCs; then the forces in the interaction between the electromagnet and the superconductor and the AC loss of the superconducting cable can be obtained. This numerical method is based on solving the partial differential equations time dependently and is adapted to the commercial finite element software Comsol Multiphysics 3.2. The advantage of this method is to make the modelling of the superconductivity simple, flexible and extendable.
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