Tag: WP6A – Cold Powering
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DFHX prototype validation
DFHX prototype validation By Paul Cruikshank, WP6A Deputy Leader The DFHX prototype is being validated at CERN. The innovative DFHX cryostat, which will host 19 current leads and their electrical interconnection with the MgB2 superconducting link, has been the focus of intensive activity in SMI2, where a trial assembly and vacuum leak test of the
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IEEE honours Amalia Ballarino with James Wong Award at the International Conference on Magnet Technology | CERN Courier
IEEE honours Amalia Ballarino with James Wong Award at the International Conference on Magnet Technology | CERN Courier In the CERN Courier Amalia Ballarino of CERN has received the 2021 James Wong Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for her significant and continuing contributions in the field of superconducting materials. Read in the
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Bringing Superconducting Power Transmission for HL-LHC from concept to reality
Bringing Superconducting Power Transmission for HL-LHC from concept to reality By Amalia Ballarino (CERN) in Accelerating News Nb-Ti, MgB2 and ReBCO: a combination of conventional and novel superconductors for the powering of the HL-LHC magnets. Demo 2 and Demo 3 demonstration systems were successfully qualified at CERN in 2020. Read in Accelerating News Read more
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Demo 3, a new successful milestone for the WP6A team
Demo 3, a new successful milestone for the WP6A team After the successful qualification, in September 2020, of the prototype Cold Powering System for the HL-LHC Triplets (WP6A Demo2), the cold powering system for the HL-LHC Matching Sections has successfully been qualified at CERN (WP6A Demo 3). Both systems incorporate 60 m long power transmission lines
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Electricity transmission reaches even higher intensities
Electricity transmission reaches even higher intensities A superconducting electrical transmission line developed for the High-Luminosity LHC has set a new intensity record, CERN Bulletin. Read more news
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Successful tests of a cooler way to transport electricity
Successful tests of a cooler way to transport electricity Tests being carried out on the superconducting power line.- CERN News Read more news
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World-record current in a superconductor
World-record current in a superconductor World-record current in a superconductorRead more in the CERN Bulletin Read more news