A TRANSFORMER WITH A ONE TURN SUPERCONDUCTING SECONDARY,
Abstract
This thesis is a study of the effect of electro magnetically inducing current in multiply connected superconductors. In the experimental work a superconducting lead toroid is used, and an extensive mathematical analysis of both the electro magnetic coupling and the switching transients of this configuration is performed. A comparison of the experimental results with the mathematical analysis indicates a major effect that was not predicted. This effect involves the distinction between the Meissner current and the joule current in multi-connected superconductors and indicates important considerations in the design of electromagnetically coupled superconducting circuits. This effect also indicates a way to study the Meissner current, a phenomenon which is not very well understood at the present time. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 19, 1959
- Accession Number
- AD0418752
Entities
People
- Dean Robert Collins
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology