@inproceedings{91daf9585a1544a68c1ca75e169f1714,
title = "A conduction cooled Nb3Sn racetrack coil: Design, construction, and testing",
abstract = "This paper describes a detailed design of a 6 Tesla Nb3Sn superconducting racetrack coil designed for conduction cooling. We then describe a bench test pursued as a proof of concept for one winding of an actively-shielded, air core electric machine with superconducting field windings. Design selection from a previously computed pareto-optimal front as well as electromagnetic performance of the test coil is discussed. The winding and support structure design is discussed. Analysis of the thermal performance is carried out to verify required temperatures given the cryostat and cryocooler setup. Finally, a strain analysis is performed in order to verify that the superconducting windings are within an acceptable strain level to avoid mechanical breakage as well as excessive degradation of the critical surface. Additionally, the structural integrity of the support components is verified. Test procedures and preliminary results are described.",
author = "David Loder and Reed Sanchez and Matthew Feddersen and Kiruba Haran and Mike Sumption and Mike Tomsic and Jinji Yue and David Doll",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.; IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois, PECI 2016 ; Conference date: 19-02-2016 Through 20-02-2016",
year = "2016",
month = apr,
day = "25",
doi = "10.1109/PECI.2016.7459230",
language = "English (US)",
series = "2016 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois, PECI 2016",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "2016 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois, PECI 2016",
address = "United States",
}