Acoustic MEMS Sensor Array for Quench Detection of CICC Superconducting Cables
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Takayasu, Makoto
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A novel quench detection method using microelectro- mechanical system (MEMS) sensor technology has been investigated in use for high temperature superconducting (HTS) conductors such REBCO tape cables. The sensor array along a superconducting cable, such as a cable-in-conduit-conductor (CICC), is installed in a cooling channel. It will allow sensitive and quick detection for a local quench of a superconducting cable. This work has confirmed that a quench of a single REBCO tape can be detected in liquid nitrogen by a MEMS piezoelectric microphone sensor. The quench detection design utilizing a MEMS sensor array method is discussed for the case of a toroidal field (TF) magnets of a fusion Tokamak device.
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Submitted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
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2019-09Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion CenterJournal
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
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IEEE
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20ja042